Where does “zumzur” come from?

zumzur (Romanian) comes from Romanian zumzet, from Romanian -eț, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

zumzur (Romanian): hum

Definitions

  1. hum

Ancestry of “zumzur”, step by step

zumzur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian zumzet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzumzethum
2Romanian-ețused to form adjectives from nouns or verbs...
3Latin-icius-itious
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Romanian murmur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmurmura murmur
2Latinmurmurmurmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmormur-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Latin -icus