200–101 BC

Romanian words from Latin words first recorded in the 2nd century BC

65 Romanian words inherited from a Latin word whose earliest known written record dates from the 2nd century BC, earliest Latin record first (page 2).

1. tată

   116 BC–27 BC

   from Latin tata

   It is inherited from Latin tata (“dad”), a word of children's speech; Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Indo-European *tatás. It survives in all four branches: Aromanian tatã, Megleno-Romanian tată and…

2. teacă

   116 BC–27 BC

   from Latin theca

   It is inherited from Latin thēca (“case, box, sheath”), itself from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, box, receptacle”). The Greek noun belongs to τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”). The word…

3. amnar

   106 BC–43 BC

   from Latin manuarius

   Its origin is disputed. Ciorănescu follows Pușcariu and the REW: it is inherited from Latin manuārius (“of the hand”), from manus (“hand”), and he compares the Romanian word for “handle”. DELR…

4. coi

   106 BC–43 BC

   from Latin coleus

   It is inherited from Latin cōleus (“testicle”). Wiktionary sets a Vulgar Latin neuter *coleum between the two, made neuter because testicles come in pairs, hence the Romanian neuter. It survives in…

5. margine

   105 BC

   from Latin margo

   It is inherited from Latin margō (“edge, border”), continued from the accusative marginem. The word survives south of the Danube: Aromanian mardzine and Megleno-Romanian mardzini. Its Romance…

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