Where does “vieroaică” come from?

vieroaică (Romanian) comes from Romanian vier, from Latin vinearius, from Latin vīnea, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vieroaică (Romanian): female wild boar

Definitions

  1. female wild boar

Ancestry of “vieroaică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvierwild boar; vintager; vine grower
2Latinvineariusof, pertaining to or used for vines
3Latinvīneavineyard
4Latinvīnumwine
5Proto-Italicwīnomwine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →