Where does “zeamă” come from?

zeamă (Romanian) comes from Latin zema, from Ancient Greek ζέμα, from Ancient Greek ζέω, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.

zeamă (Romanian): juice, sap; sauce, soup, gravy, broth

Definitions

  1. juice, sap; sauce, soup, gravy, broth

Ancestry of “zeamă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzemacooking utensil, saucepan
2Ancient Greekζέμαfermentation, boiling
3Ancient Greekζέωto boil, seethe, bubble; to heat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil

Words derived from “zeamă

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yes-Every word from Ancient Greek ζέωEvery word from Ancient Greek ζέμα
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