Romanian words first recorded in the 15th century

It is inherited from Latin ōrdiō (“to lay the warp; to begin”), the active form that spoken Latin used beside the deponent ōrdior. It survives south of the Danube: Aromanian urdzãscu. Ciorănescu…

It is most likely inherited from Latin exsūcō (“to squeeze the juice out”), formed from ex- and sūcus (“juice, moisture”). Tiktin notes that the verb already meant “to dry” in Vulgar Latin, and that…

It is inherited from Latin viduus (“deprived of a spouse”), and its feminine văduvă continues vidua (“widow”). It survives in Aromanian veduu. Its Romance cognates include Italian vedovo, French…

It is inherited from Latin vidua (“widow”), the feminine of viduus (“bereft of a spouse”), which survives as văduv. Wiktionary starts from the Vulgar Latin form *viduva. Ciorănescu, following…

It is the past participle, used as a noun, from Romanian vâna (“to hunt”). The verb continues Latin vēnor (“to hunt”) through a popular active form *vēnāre. MDA2 and Wiktionary also allow a direct…

1. The word for summer is inherited from Latin vēra, the plural of vēr (“spring”) taken as a feminine singular. Tiktin explains that the plural replaced the singular, which was awkward as a word of…

It is inherited from Latin virga (“twig, rod”). It survives in all four branches: Aromanian veargã, Megleno-Romanian veargă and Istro-Romanian verge. Its Romance cognates include Italian verga…

It is inherited from Latin versō (“to turn often, overturn”). The Latin verb is the frequentative of vertō (“to turn”). It survives in Aromanian versu. The Romance cognates are Italian versare…

It is inherited from Late Latin virtuōsus, an adjective formed on virtūs (“manliness, strength, virtue”). DEX and MDA2 mark the Latin adjective as reconstructed; Ciorănescu follows Cipariu…

It is inherited from Latin virtūs (“manliness, strength, virtue”), through its accusative form. Pușcariu treated it in his 1905 dictionary (article 1862). For the moral senses of the old language…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *virdia, a contracted form of Latin viridia (“green plants”), the neuter plural of viridis (“green”). The word first meant “greenery, herbs”, and the modern…

It is inherited from Latin vāsum (“vessel”), the popular form of vās. The form in ⟨-um⟩ is pre-Classical and is found in the Mulomedicina Chironis; Classical Latin used it only in the plural. The…

It is inherited from Latin victimō (“to sacrifice”), according to DEX, MDA2, the DLR and Wiktionary. Ciorănescu also keeps this etymon, cited by Cipariu, Philippide, Byhan, Meyer, Pușcariu and…

It is inherited from Latin veniō (“to come”). The Latin verb comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti, a zero-grade formation of *gʷem-, and is cognate with Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō) and the…

It is inherited from Latin vestīmentum (“clothing, garment”). It was formed from vestiō (“to clothe”) and the suffix -mentum. The word survives in Aromanian and Megleno-Romanian: Aromanian visminte…

Its origin is disputed. Wiktionary and MDA2 take it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *vīvitia, a noun formed on vīvus (“living, alive”) with the suffix -itia. Pușcariu (1910) and Candrea also started…

It is inherited from Latin vermis (“worm”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian yermu, Megleno-Romanian ghermi and Istro-Romanian lʼérmu. Its Romance cognates include Italian verme…

It is inherited from Latin vīnum (“wine”). Wiktionary traces the Latin word to Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom. De Vaan connects it with οἶνος (oînos) and the Albanian, Armenian and Anatolian words…

It is inherited from Latin vendō (“to sell”). The Latin verb is a compound of vēnum (“sale”) and dō (“to give”), literally “to give for sale”. The verb survives in all four branches of Romanian…

It is inherited from Latin vindicō (“to claim; to set free; to avenge”). It survives as Aromanian vindic “to heal”. Elsewhere the Latin verb means “to avenge”: Italian vendicare, French venger…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic виноватъ (vinovatŭ, “guilty; author, cause”). Scriban glosses the Slavonic word “author” and compares Russian виноватый (vinovátyj). Ciorănescu lists it under…

It is inherited from Latin vīctus (“sustenance, food”), as Pușcariu, the REW, DEX and MDA2 give it. The Latin noun is formed on vīvō (“to live”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian…

It is inherited from Latin vīta (“life”), the same word as Italian vita, French vie, Spanish vida and Portuguese vida, which all kept the original sense of life. It survives south of the Danube as…

It is inherited from Latin vītea, a form beside vītis (“vine”). Scriban explains it as the feminine of a Latin adjective meaning “of the vine”, used as a noun; DEX and Șăineanu mark the Latin form…

It is inherited from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian viu, Megleno-Romanian viu and Istro-Romanian viu…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic волꙗ (volja, “will”), the Slavonic of the church and chancery: DEX, MDA2, DLR, Tiktin and Scriban agree. DER names the word in Serbian, Slovene, Polish and…

It is inherited from Latin voster (“your (plural)”), the popular form that replaced Classical vester. The Oxford Latin Dictionary calls it an archaic form of the Classical word. Wiktionary traces…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *volēre (“to want”), the popular infinitive that replaced classical velle. The Latin verb goes back to *welh₁-. The verb survives as Aromanian voi and…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врѣмѧ (vrěmę, “time, season”), from Proto-Slavic *vermę (“time”). DEX gives the Slavonic word in its stem form. It survives south of the Danube as…

It is inherited from Latin vultur (“vulture”). The word survives south of the Danube: Aromanian vultur and Megleno-Romanian văltur. Its Romance cognates include Old French voutre, Spanish buitre and…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *exvolō (“to fly out”), formed from Latin ex- (“out”) and volō (“to fly”). The verb survives south of the Danube as Aromanian azboair. The REW finds the same…

It is inherited from Latin deus (“god”). The Latin word comes from deivos, *deiwos and Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). The interjection zău “truly, by God” is the same word, and Dumnezeu “God”…

The origin is unclear. DEX, MDA2 and the DLR call it of unknown origin. Ciorănescu derives it inherited from Latin cavum (“hollow, cavity”), compared with gaură “hole”. He takes the initial /z/…

It is inherited from Latin diēs (“day”). Wiktionary suggests that the articled ⟨ziua⟩ may continue Vulgar Latin *dilla, the indefinite form being shortened. The Latin noun was formed from the…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic зорꙗ (zorja, “dawn”), from Proto-Slavic *zořa. DEX takes it from the genitive plural зорь (zorĭ), and Graur explains why: the Romanian ending and stress do…