Where does “ursin” come from?

ursin (Romanian) comes from Italian orsino, from Italian orso, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

ursin (Romanian): ursine

Definitions

  1. ursine

Ancestry of “ursin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorsinobear-like
2Italianorso"Feminine:" orsa; bear
3Latinursusa bear
4Proto-Italic*orsos
Every word from Proto-Italic *orsos
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