Where does “vânătuc” come from?

vânătuc (Romanian) comes from Romanian vânăt, from Latin venetus, from Latin Veneti — Veneti (a Celtic tribe of Armorica in antiquity).

Ancestry of “vânătuc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvânătlivid; dark blue, bluish-grey, violet-blue
2Latinvenetusof or pertaining to the Veneti; Venetian; blue,...
3LatinVenetiVeneti (a Celtic tribe of Armorica in antiquity)
Every word from Latin Veneti →Every word from Latin venetus →Every word from Romanian vânăt →