Where does “tăciunaș” come from?

tăciunaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian tăciune, from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.

tăciunaș (Romanian): small canker

Definitions

  1. small canker

Ancestry of “tăciunaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantăciunesmoldering brand, piece of wood or coal that is...
2Latintitiofirebrand
3Proto-Italictītjōheating
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteih₁-to become hot, melt "or" to end
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic tītjō →Every word from Latin titio →