Romanian words first recorded in the 16th century

It is inherited from Latin paeniteō (“to cause regret; to regret”), with a change of conjugation. The etymology is Candrea and Densusianu's and Tiktin's, and the REW has it; Tiktin gives it with…

It is inherited from Latin pāreō (“to appear”). The verb survives as Aromanian par, also ampar. Its Romance cognates include Italian parere, Occitan parer, Old French paroir, Spanish parecer and…

1. The word for “to care, matter” is inherited from Latin pēnsō (“to weigh”), the frequentative of pendō (“to hang, weigh”). Ciorănescu, following Pușcariu, Candrea–Densusianu and the REW, takes it…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдати (prědati, “to hand over”), conjugated like da “to give”. Tiktin also allows the word to have come through another Slavic language. The DLR and MDA2…

It is probably inherited from Latin pulla (“hen, female chick”), the feminine of pullus (“young animal, chick”). Ciorănescu follows Crețu and Candrea and Densusianu here. For the shift from a bird…

It is inherited from Latin rīdeō (“to laugh”). Romanian, like the other Romance languages, continues the spoken form *rīdere of the third conjugation instead of the classical second-conjugation…

It is inherited from Latin rumpō (“to break, burst”). The Latin verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *Hru-n-p- (“to break”), a present with a nasal infix. The word survives in all four branches…

It is inherited from Latin sagitta (“arrow”). Ciorănescu cites Pușcariu, the REW, Skok and Jokl for this etymology. De Vaan finds no etymology for the Latin word. It survives south of the Danube as…

It is most likely inherited from Latin sāpō (“soap”), as Pușcariu, the REW, MDA2, the DLR and Ciorănescu take it. Other routes have been proposed: Densusianu took it from Old Church Slavonic сапѹнъ…

It is formed from Romanian serba + -ătoare, from the verb in its variant sărba “to celebrate”, according to MDA2, DEX and the DLR. Ciorănescu explains it as the past participle serbat with the…

It is inherited from Latin sē (“himself, herself, themselves”), remodelled on mine and tine so that the stressed form would not be a monosyllable. Ciorănescu compares Latin sēsē and Spanish consigo…

It is formed from Romanian sub- + *suoară, a lost older word for the armpit. That word is from Late Latin subāla (“armpit”), from the phrase sub (“under”) āla (“wing; armpit”). Tiktin explains the…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin trīstus, the popular form of Latin trīstis (“sad, gloomy”). DEX, MDA2 and the DLR derive it directly from the classical form. Nocentini explains the Vulgar Latin…

It is formed from Romanian unu (also un), the numeral and indefinite article, as its pronoun form, with the feminine una. The numeral is from Latin ūnus (“one”) and survives in all four branches…

It is the past participle from Romanian urî (“to hate”), used as an adjective, an adverb and a noun. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of the verb. urî continues Vulgar Latin *horriō, which…

It is inherited from Latin vīsum (“something seen, vision”), a noun made from the past participle of videō (“to see”), which in Latin already meant a vision, usually one seen in a dream. The word…

DEX, MDA2 and Wiktionary take it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *putina, a reconstructed Latin form; Candrea, followed by the REW, traces it to Ancient Greek πυτίνη (putínē, “wicker-covered flask”)…

Used as a noun, it is the past participle from Romanian căca (“to defecate”), as DELR, after Candrea–Densusianu, the DA and Tiktin, and DEX and MDA2 explain it. The verb continues Latin cacō (“to…

It is inherited from Late Latin caballāris (“of horses; horseman”), accusative caballārem, from Latin caballus (“horse”). Pușcariu, Tiktin and the REW started instead from caballārius (“horseman”)…

It is a compound from Romanian cel + alalt: the demonstrative cel (or acel) with the old pronoun alalt “the other”. The pronoun combines ille and alter (“the other”) according to MDA2 and…

It is inherited from Late Latin circō (“to go round, encircle”), formed on circa (“around”) and circus (“circle”). The same verb gave Italian cercare, French chercher, Occitan cercar, Catalan…

It is formed from Romanian des- + tramă (“weft”). Ciorănescu also cites the derivation from Vulgar Latin *distramāre, formed on trāma (“warp, weft”), held by P. Papahagi, Pascu and Tiktin, but…

It is formed from Romanian de + între. The second part continues Latin inter (“between”). Ciorănescu explains that între marks a position and this word the place something comes from. The same…

It is inherited from Latin falx (“sickle, scythe”) (accusative ⟨falcem⟩); the change of meaning from “sickle” to “jaw” is explained by the curved shape of the jawbone. Ciorănescu compares Sardinian…

It is formed from Romanian fie + -ică, a diminutive of the old word for “daughter”, which it replaced. The DA explains the suffix by the model of maică “mother”. Ciorănescu compares the diminutives…

It is inherited from Late Latin frondia (“foliage”), a neuter plural that became a feminine singular with a collective sense. Wiktionary describes the Late Latin word as a collective noun built on…

It is inherited from Latin gemō (“to groan, moan”). It survives in Aromanian dzem, which Ciorănescu cites as ⟨gem⟩. The Romance cognates include Italian gemere, French geindre, Spanish gemir and…

It is inherited from Latin in prōmūtuum (“as an advance, on loan”), a phrase built on prōmūtuum (“an advance of money, a loan”). MDA2 marks the phrase as reconstructed. The Latin noun is formed from…

Its origin is uncertain. It is probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *in illac intro (“in there, inside”), as DEX and MDA2 give it, following Tiktin and the DA. Candrea proposed *in ad intro instead…

It is formed from Romanian închis + -oare, from the participle of închide with an abstract suffix, like prinsoare. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of that verb, which is from Latin inclūdō…

It is usually explained as inherited from Vulgar Latin *indemināre “to drive away”, from inde (“from there”) and minō (“to drive (animals)”). Pușcariu, the REW, Tiktin, the DA, Candrea and Scriban…

It is inherited from Latin īnfīgō (“to fix in, fasten”), a compound of fīgō (“to fix”) with the prefix in-. The participle înfipt continues a Latin *īnfictum, formed for īnfīxum on the model of…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *infrangō (“to break completely”), a popular form of Latin infringō (“to break, to crush”) that took back the vowel of frangō (“to break”). Candrea and Densusianu…

It is probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *ingrassiō (“to fatten”), formed on grassus (“fat”), a by-form of crassus (“thick, fat”). Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu and the DA hold this view, and…

It is inherited from Latin ipsa, the feminine of ipse (“himself, the very one”), through the feminine of the old Romanian pronoun îns “himself, herself”. The nasal before /s/ is old: DER, after…

It is the long infinitive of înțelege, formed from Romanian înțelege + -re and used as a noun. The verb is from Latin intellegō (“to understand”). The noun thus names the action of understanding and…

It is inherited from Latin involvō (“to roll up, wrap”), itself from in- and volvō (“to roll”). Tiktin notes a change of conjugation in the variant învolba; other variants are volba and învolbi. The…

It is the long infinitive of the verb iubi “to love”, used as a noun: from Romanian iubi + -re. The verb is from Old Church Slavonic любити (ljubiti, “to love”), from Proto-Slavic *ľubiti…

It is formed from Romanian judeca + -ător, the verb with the agent suffix. The verb judeca is from Latin iūdicō (“to judge”). Candrea and Densusianu derived the noun directly from Latin…

It is a back-formation from Romanian lipsi (“to be missing, to lack”), as DEX, MDA2, DLR and Wiktionary give it. Ciorănescu also treats it as a postverbal noun of the verb. The verb lipsi is from…

It is inherited from Latin minō (“to drive (animals)”), a by-form of minor (“to threaten”). Lewis and Short explain the sense “to drive” by the threatening shouts of cattle drivers; the verb is…

It is inherited from Latin maxilla (“jaw”). The Latin word is a diminutive of māla (“jaw, cheekbone”). The word survives south of the Danube: Aromanian mãseauã and Megleno-Romanian măseauă. Its…

It is inherited from Latin mentior (“to lie”), in the active form *mentiō. DER and REW start from this active form, and the verb is shared with the Western Romance languages: Italian mentire, French…

It is inherited from Latin novella, the neuter plural of novellus (“young, new”), taken as a feminine singular. Candrea and Densusianu point to the classical plural novellae “young trees, vine…

1. The word for the feather is inherited from Latin pinna (“feather, wing”). Scriban and Wiktionary also name the variant penna, and Nocentini notes that the two Latin forms merged in Romance. The…

Ciorănescu takes it as inherited from Latin palātum (“palate”), with a singular rebuilt from the plural, following Candrea and Densusianu and the REW. Tiktin and MDA2 take it from palātium…

It is formed from Romanian petrece + -re, the long infinitive of the verb used as a noun. The verb petrece continues Vulgar Latin *pertrāiciō, from Latin per- and trāiciō (“to throw across, carry…

DEX, MDA2 and the DLR take it as an onomatopoeia imitating the sound of a falling drop; the DLR calls it pan-Romance. Ciorănescu treats it as an expressive creation, comparing poc, pac and plici and…

It is inherited from Latin plumbum (“lead”). Aromanian pl'umbu means both “lead” and “bullet”. The Romance cognates include Italian piombo, Occitan plom, French plomb, Spanish plomo and Portuguese…

It is formed from Romanian prăda (“to plunder”) + -ător. Ciorănescu also thinks an internal derivative more probable. Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu and REW took it straight from Latin, from Latin…

Its origin is unknown, and the proposals do not fit the sounds. Cihac started from Old Church Slavonic прѣмо (prěmo, “opposite”), and Iordan explained the ⟨j⟩ by jur; Miklosich and Weigand thought…

The old adjective is inherited from Latin prīmārius (“one of the first; principal”). Candrea and Densusianu explain the vowel /i/ of the first syllable, where the old ⟨premar⟩ shows the regular /e/…

It is formed from Romanian putea (“can, be able”) + -ință, like stăruință and adeverință. The verb continues *potēre, the popular analogical form of Latin possum (“to be able”). DEX, Tiktin, Candrea…

It is inherited from Latin rīmō (“to probe, search; to turn up the soil”), the active form of rīmor. The Latin verb is formed on rīma (“crack, fissure”). It survives south of the Danube: Aromanian…

It is inherited from Late Latin repausō (“to rest”). Wiktionary derives it through the older form răpăusa. The Latin verb is formed from re- and pausō (“to halt, cease, rest”), from pausa (“pause”)…

It is inherited from Latin resīna (“resin”). Latin had adapted the word from Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “pine resin”). The REW also records a Latin variant rasina. It survives south of the…

It is a postverbal noun, a back-formation from Romanian schimba (“to change, exchange”). The verb is inherited from Vulgar Latin *excambiō, formed on cambiō (“to exchange”) with the prefix ex-…

It is either inherited from Late Latin *excloppāre (“to lame”) or a Romanian formation on șchiop “lame”. The Latin etymology, given by Tiktin and Candrea, is the one the DLR adopts. Ciorănescu lists…

It is inherited from Late Latin excurtō (“to shorten”), a late and popular Latin verb. The Latin verb is formed from ex- and curtō (“to shorten”) and occurs in the Lex Salica and the Lex…

It is borrowed from Hungarian szám (“number, count”). Tamás reviews the history of the question: Miklosich already took it as Hungarian, others thought of a Russian or even an Ancient Greek source…