Where does “zănatic” come from?
zănatic (Romanian) comes from Romanian zână, from Latin Diāna, from Old Latin Divana, from Latin dīva, from Old Latin deiva, from Proto-Italic deiwā, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.
zănatic (Romanian): daft, thoughtless, scatterbrained, harebrained;...
Definitions
- daft, thoughtless, scatterbrained, harebrained;...
Ancestry of “zănatic”, step by step
zănatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian zână
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | zână | A fairy; A faggot, an especially effeminate... |
| 2 | Latin | Diāna | Diana, the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Greek goddess Artemis |
| 3 | Old Latin | Divana | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīva | goddess, deity |
| 5 | Old Latin | deiva | goddess, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deiwā | goddess |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Latin dianāticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dianāticus | — |