Where does “stranutu” come from?
stranutu (Sicilian) comes from Romanian strănut, from Romanian strănuta, from Latin sternūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
stranutu (Sicilian): sneeze
Definitions
- sneeze
Ancestry of “stranutu”, step by step
stranutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian strănut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | strănut | a sneeze |
| 2 | Romanian | strănuta | to sneeze |
| 3 | Latin | sternūtō | to sneeze (repeatedly or violently) |
| 4 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Late Latin sternutum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | sternutum | sneeze |