Where does “ură” come from?
ură (Romanian) comes from Latin ōrō, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
ură (Romanian): hate, hatred
Definitions
- hate, hatred
Ancestry of “ură”, step by step
ură traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ōrō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ōrō | to orate, deliver a speech publicly |
| 2 | Latin | ōs | mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ōs | mouth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |
via French hourra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hourra | hurrah |