Where does “toporășiu” come from?

toporășiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian toporaș, from Romanian aș, from Vulgar Latin habessim, from Latin habuissem, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

toporășiu (Romanian): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “toporășiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomaniantoporașDiminutive of topor; sweet violet
2Romanianwould, should
3Vulgar Latinhabessim
4Latinhabuissemfirst-person singular pluperfect active...
5LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
6Proto-Italichabēō
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic habēōEvery word from Latin habeo