Where does “zugrăveală” come from?

zugrăveală (Romanian) comes from Romanian zugrăvi, from Romanian zugrav, from Ancient Greek ζωγράφος, from Ancient Greek Ζωή, from Ancient Greek ζῶ, from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.

zugrăveală (Romanian): painting (of a room, house)

Definitions

  1. painting (of a room, house)

Ancestry of “zugrăveală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzugrăvito paint; to describe
2Romanianzugravpainter
3Ancient Greekζωγράφοςone who paints from life from nature; a painter
4Ancient GreekΖωήa living; property
5Ancient Greekζῶto live
6Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
7Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live
Every word from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwōEvery word from Ancient Greek ζώωEvery word from Ancient Greek ζῶ