Where does “stârc de noapte” come from?

stârc de noapte (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

stârc de noapte (Romanian): black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Definitions

  1. black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Ancestry of “stârc de noapte”, step by step

stârc de noapte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian noapte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannoaptenight
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Romanian stârc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstârcheron
2Proto-Slavicstъrkъ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti