Where does “strănut” come from?
strănut (Romanian) comes from Romanian strănuta, from Latin sternūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
strănut (Romanian): a sneeze
Definitions
- a sneeze
Ancestry of “strănut”, step by step
strănut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian strănuta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | strănuta | to sneeze |
| 2 | Latin | sternūtō | to sneeze (repeatedly or violently) |
| 3 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Latin sternūtum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sternūtum | sneeze |