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Romanian words from Latin words first recorded in the 3rd century

4 Romanian words inherited from a Latin word whose earliest known written record dates from the 3rd century, earliest Latin record first.

1. apropia

   220

   from Latin appropio

   It is inherited from Late Latin appropiō (“to come near”), a verb formed on Latin prope (“near”), which came to be used in the sense of classical appropinquō. It survives in Aromanian aprochiu and…

2. descoperi

   220

   from Latin discooperio

   It is inherited from Late Latin discooperiō (“to uncover”), also written discoperiō. The Latin verb is formed with dis- on cooperiō (“to cover”), itself from co- and operiō (“to close, to cover”)…

3. aduna

   250–317

   from Latin aduno

   It is inherited from Late Latin adūnō (“to unite, make one”), formed from ad- and ūnus (“one”). The verb survives in all four branches: Aromanian adun, Megleno-Romanian dun and Istro-Romanian adurå…

4. creștinătate

   300–350

   from Latin christianitas

   DELR first gives it as inherited from Late Latin chrīstiānitās (“Christianity, Christendom”), following Tiktin, Candrea–Densusianu, Pascu, the DA and the Aromanian and Megleno-Romanian dictionaries…

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