Where does “zbuciumeală” come from?
zbuciumeală (Romanian) comes from Romanian zbuciuma, from Romanian buciuma, from Latin bucino, from Latin būcina, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
zbuciumeală (Romanian): struggle
Definitions
- struggle
Ancestry of “zbuciumeală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | zbuciuma | to fret, to worry |
| 2 | Romanian | buciuma | to blow the horn; to announce |
| 3 | Latin | bucino | I give a signal, sound or blow a trumpet |
| 4 | Latin | būcina | bugle |
| 5 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |