Where does “văduvă” come from?

văduvă (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin viduva, from Latin vidua, from Proto-Italic *wiðowā.

văduvă (Romanian): widow

Definitions

  1. widow

Ancestry of “văduvă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinviduva—
2Latinviduawidow; unmarried woman; nominative feminine...
3Proto-Italic*wiðowā—

Words derived from “văduvă”

Every word from Proto-Italic *wiðowā →Every word from Latin vidua →Every word from Vulgar Latin viduva →