Where does “văduvă” come from?
văduvă (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin viduva, from Latin vidua, from Proto-Italic *wiðowā.
văduvă (Romanian): widow
Ancestry of “văduvă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | viduva | — |
| 2 | Latin | vidua | widow; unmarried woman; nominative feminine... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wiðowā | — |
Words derived from “văduvă”