Where does “văduviță” come from?

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

Ancestry of “văduviță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvăduvăwidow
2Vulgar Latinviduva—
3Latinviduawidow; unmarried woman; nominative feminine...
4Proto-Italic*wiðowā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *wiðowā →Every word from Latin vidua →Every word from Vulgar Latin viduva →
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