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Where does “urmări” come from?

urmări (Romanian) comes from Romanian urmă, from Vulgar Latin *orma, from Latin osma, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

urmări (Romanian): to watch; to follow, to pursue

Definitions

  1. to watch; to follow, to pursue

Ancestry of “urmări”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianurmătrace, mark, sign; imprint, vestige; track,...
2Vulgar Latin*orma—
3Latinosmasmell, odour
4Ancient Greekὀσμήsmell, scent, odour; stench, stink; the sense of...
5Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
6Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “urmări”

  • urmărire
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