Where does “străina” come from?

străina (Romanian) comes from Romanian străin, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.

străina (Romanian): to alienate

Definitions

  1. to alienate

Ancestry of “străina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstrăinforeign, strange; foreigner, alien
2Latinextrāneusforeign
3Latin-āneusforming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Proto-Italic*-eosForms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material
Every word from Proto-Italic *-eos →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Latin -āneus →