Where does “străbunie” come from?
străbunie (Romanian) comes from Romanian străbun, from Romanian bunic, from Romanian -ic, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
străbunie (Romanian): ancestorship
Definitions
- ancestorship
Ancestry of “străbunie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | străbun | ancestor |
| 2 | Romanian | bunic | grandfather; grandparents |
| 3 | Romanian | -ic | Forms adjectives with the meaning "of or... |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |