Where does “tristețe” come from?

tristețe (Romanian) comes from Romanian trist, from Vulgar Latin tristus, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

tristețe (Romanian): sadness

Definitions

  1. sadness

Ancestry of “tristețe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantristsad
2Vulgar Latintristus—
3Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
4Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s →Every word from Latin trīstis →