Where does “termitieră” come from?
termitieră (Romanian) comes from French termitière, from French termite, from Latin termites, from Latin tarmes, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
termitieră (Romanian): termite anthill
Definitions
- termite anthill
Ancestry of “termitieră”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | termitière | termite nest; anthill |
| 2 | French | termite | termite white-bodied, wood-consuming insect |
| 3 | Latin | termites | nominative plural of termes; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | tarmes | a worm that eats wood; a woodworm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |