1100s

Romanian words first recorded in the 12th century

1 Romanian word whose earliest known written record dates from the 12th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

1. lac

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   1. The word for “lake” is inherited from Latin lacus (“lake, pond”). It survives in all four branches: Aromanian lac, Megleno-Romanian lac and Istro-Romanian lǫc. Its Romance cognates include…

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