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Where does “urâciune” come from?

urâciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ciune, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

urâciune (Romanian): ugliness; fright; monster

Definitions

  1. ugliness; fright; monster

Ancestry of “urâciune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ciuneroughly equivalent to -tion; was used to form a...
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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