Where does “vițelar” come from?
vițelar (Romanian) comes from Romanian vițel, from Latin vitellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
vițelar (Romanian): sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Definitions
- sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Ancestry of “vițelar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vițel | calf; veal |
| 2 | Latin | vitellus | a small calf; the yolk of an egg |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |