Where does “tămâietor” come from?
tămâietor (Romanian) comes from Romanian tămâia, from Romanian tămâie, from Latin thȳmānea, from Latin thȳmiāma, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
tămâietor (Romanian): incenser
Definitions
- incenser
Ancestry of “tămâietor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tămâia | to incense |
| 2 | Romanian | tămâie | incense, frankincense; flattery, fulsome praise |
| 3 | Latin | thȳmānea | — |
| 4 | Latin | thȳmiāma | incense; fumigant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θυμίαμα | that which is burnt as incense or fumigation |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |