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Where does “umăr” come from?

umăr (Romanian) comes from Latin humerus, from Latin umerus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émsos — shoulder.

umăr (Romanian): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “umăr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhumerusAlternative form of umerus
2Latinumerusthe humerus bone; shoulder; back, ridge, such as...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émsosshoulder

Words derived from “umăr”

  • umeraș
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