Where does “vânzătoare” come from?
vânzătoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian vânzător, from Romanian vinde, from Latin venditor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
vânzătoare (Romanian): saleswoman, female seller or vendor; shopgirl,...
Definitions
- saleswoman, female seller or vendor; shopgirl,...
Ancestry of “vânzătoare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vânzător | seller, vendor, salesman; traitor |
| 2 | Romanian | vinde | to sell |
| 3 | Latin | venditor | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |