Romanian words first recorded in the 16th century

It is formed from Romanian cunoaște + -ință. Cunoaște is inherited from Latin cognōscō (“to get to know”), through a popular form *connōscō. The sense “acquaintance, person one knows” follows French…

It is inherited from Latin cōnsocer (“a son's or daughter's father-in-law”), continued in the accusative form cōnsocerum. DELR starts from a reshaped *consocrum, made like the feminine *consocra…

It is formed from Romanian des- + încurca, replacing the prefix of încurca (“to tangle”) with the reversing prefix des-. Pușcariu once derived it from Vulgar Latin *deobscūricō (“to make light”)…

It is formed from Romanian de + seară (“evening”), as MDA2, DEX 2009, Tiktin and the DLR give it. MDA2 compares aseară “last night”, formed on the same noun.

It is formed from Romanian de + vreme, the preposition with the noun “time”: literally “of time, in time”. vreme is from Old Church Slavonic врѣмѧ (vrěmę, “time”).

It is inherited from Latin fētō (“to bring forth young, breed”), a verb made from fētus (“bearing young, fruitful”). Ciorănescu follows Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu, the REW and the DA. The verb…

It is borrowed from Hungarian -féle (“kind of, -like”), a Hungarian suffix found in words such as mindenféle (“of every kind”). Wiktionary also names the Hungarian noun fél (“part, half”). Tamás…

Used as an adjective, it is the past participle from Romanian ferici (“to make happy”). The verb is formed on ferice “happy”, which continues Latin fēlīx (“happy, fortunate”). Cihac compares Italian…

It is formed from Romanian fermeca + -ător, the verb “to bewitch, charm” with the agent suffix. Tiktin also cites a form fărmăcitoriu in Dosoftei, which the DA explains from an unrecorded verb. The…

It is inherited from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), short for Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-fed liver”), the liver of a goose fattened on figs, from fīcus (“fig”). Ciorănescu notes that the Romance forms…

DEX, MDA2 and the DLRM take it as formed in Romanian, from Romanian floc + -os. The DA, Tiktin, Scriban, Șăineanu, Candrea and Densusianu and Cihac derive it instead from Late Latin floccosus, an…

It is borrowed from French forme, with Latin forma beside it, in MDA2 and DEX, and Wiktionary gives Latin and French. Ciorănescu takes it from Latin in the 17th century and Tiktin from Latin, partly…

It is inherited from Latin fūmigō (“to smoke, fumigate”). Pușcariu (EWRS no. 670), Candrea and Densusianu (no. 678), the REW and the DA all give this etymon. The Latin verb is formed on fūmus…

It is inherited from Latin gemitus (“groan, sigh”), from gemō (“to groan”). Ciorănescu, who names Pușcariu, Candrea–Densusianu and the REW for this etymon, thinks it may just as well be a formation…

Its origin is uncertain: DEX calls it of unknown origin, as Șăineanu did. Ciorănescu calls it obscure, but thinks it seems connected with Old Church Slavonic гадати (gadati, “to guess, to tell…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *gratis, a popular form of Latin crātis (“wickerwork, hurdle”). Tiktin calls the etymon probable. Candrea and Densusianu explain the voiced /g/ for Latin /k/ by the…

It is a South Slavic loan, borrowed from Serbo-Croatian haljina (“garment, bedding”) according to Ciorănescu (following Diez and Cihac) and DA; MDA2 gives the Serbian form as hajina. DEX 2009 gives…

It is inherited from Latin līmus (“mud, slime”). The Latin initial /l/ was lost, as in “flax” comes from līnum. The Romance cognates include Italian limo, Occitan lim, Catalan llim, Spanish limo…

It is formed from Romanian în- + crunta (“to stain with blood”), as DEX, MDA2 and Wiktionary give it. The simple verb, recorded from 1581, continues Latin cruentō (“to stain with blood”), from…

It is probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *incolicō (“to wind onto the distaff”), a verb formed on colus (“distaff”). Giuglea proposed this etymology, and the DA and Rosetti accepted it. The DA…

It is formed from Romanian îndoi + -eală. The verb îndoi “to double, to fold; (reflexive) to doubt” is made from the numeral doi (“two”) with the prefix în-. The numeral continues Latin duo (“two”)…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *inglaciāre (“to freeze”), formed on Latin glaciēs (“ice”). Tiktin gives the Latin verb with and without the prefix. The Latin noun continues in Romanian gheață…

It is formed from Romanian în- + jug, from putting an animal under the yoke, as DEX and MDA2 explain it. The noun for “yoke” is from Latin iugum. Other dictionaries take it from Latin: the DA from…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *ipsus, the popular form of ipse (“himself, the very one”). Ciorănescu treats it as a use of the old pronoun îns “self”, which was pronounced with /ɨ/ until the…

It is formed from Romanian în- + spăimânta, with the same meaning as the simple verb. The DA explains the simple verb as from Vulgar Latin *expavimentāre, a verb formed on *expavīmen, the source of…

It is formed from Romanian în- + tâlni, the base being the old verb “to meet”, from Hungarian talál (“to find, to meet”), taken through the infinitive találni as other verbs of Hungarian origin…

It is the long infinitive of the verb for “to happen”: from Romanian întâmpla + -re. The verb itself is of uncertain origin. Most authors, from Pușcariu and the DA on, derive it from Vulgar Latin…

It is formed from Romanian în- + verde (“green”). Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of the adjective, which continues viridis (“green”) in its shorter form virdis. Șăineanu gave Latin…

It is formed from Romanian juca (“to play; to dance”) + -ător, the agent suffix of verbs. Similar agent nouns were made from the same Latin verb elsewhere in Romance: Italian giocatore and Spanish…

It is inherited from Late Latin iūrāmentum (“oath”), formed on iūrō (“to swear”). The Latin verb is a denominative of iūs. The noun survives in Megleno-Romanian jurămint, and Aromanian has…

It is inherited from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”). Ciorănescu cites Pușcariu (article 941), Candrea–Densusianu (947) and the REW for this. The Latin plant name is formed on lac (“milk”) with the suffix…

It is inherited from Latin legūmen (“pulse, leguminous plant”). Its Romance cognates include Italian legume, Portuguese legume, Old French leun and Spanish legumbre. The Latin word is of uncertain…

It is inherited from Latin lēns (“lentil”), continuing its accusative form ⟨lentem⟩. The word survives south of the Danube: Aromanian linti and Megleno-Romanian linti. Its Romance cognates are…

It is formed from Romanian lung + -ime. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of the adjective and finds Meyer's Latin *longimen unnecessary. Wiktionary also prefers the Romanian derivation. The…

It is inherited from Latin maneō (“to remain, stay”). The Latin verb comes from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay, stand still”). It survives south of the Danube as Aromanian amîn. The Romance…

Its origin is disputed. Tamás lists it among the Hungarian elements of Romanian: borrowed from Hungarian merő (“rigid, fixed”). DEX, MDA2 and the DLR compare the Hungarian word without deciding…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic миросати (mirosati), according to DEX, MDA2 and the DLR. The Slavonic verb meant “to anoint with myrrh” and was formed on the aorist stem of the Greek verb…

It is inherited from Latin mōnstrō (“to show, point out”), as Pușcariu, Candrea–Densusianu and the REW give it. The Latin verb is formed on mōnstrum (“sign, portent”). The Romance cognates keep the…

It is inherited from Latin hospitium (“hospitality, lodging”). It survives in Aromanian uspeț, which also means “visit”. The Latin word is formed on hospes (“host, guest”). The REW lists it beside…

It is inherited from Latin peduculus (“louse”), a variant of pēdīculus, which Petronius already uses in the form peduclus. The Latin word is a diminutive of pēdis (“louse”), from Proto-Indo-European…

It is inherited from Latin palea (“chaff, straw”). The Latin feminine was taken as a neuter plural, giving Romanian paie “straw”, and the singular “a straw” was formed back from it. The Latin word…

It is inherited from Latin pēnsum (“weight; a load”), the neuter of the past participle of pendō (“to weigh”). Wiktionary takes it from a spoken form *pēsum. Ciorănescu cites Pușcariu, Candrea and…

It is inherited from Latin pertundō (“to bore through, perforate”), with the /r/ moved into the first syllable. Pușcariu (no. 1290), Candrea–Densusianu (no. 1362) and the REW list it among the…

It is inherited from Latin prandium (“late breakfast, luncheon”). Aromanian keeps the noun as prãndzu. Its Romance cognates include Dalmatian prinz, Italian pranzo and Sardinian prandzu. De Vaan and…

It is inherited from Latin putor (“rottenness, stench”), accusative putōrem. The noun is formed from Latin puteō (“to stink”) + -or. Wiktionary notes that it can also be analysed as Romanian puți…

It is inherited from Latin rādō (“to scrape, shave”). The Latin verb goes back to Proto-Italic *razdō, with Celtic cognates such as Welsh rhathu (“to scrape”); since the family is found only in…

Its origin is unknown: DEX, NODEX and DLR say so, and DLR and MDA2 compare răpi “to snatch”. Pușcariu and Tiktin derived it from the accusative of Latin raptiōnem (“a carrying off”), taken in the…

It is inherited from Latin rārus (“loose, sparse, rare”). Its Romance cognates include Italian rado and raro, French rare, Occitan rar, Spanish raro and Portuguese raro. It survives as Aromanian…

It is inherited from Late Latin rēnunculus (“little kidney”), a diminutive of rēn (“kidney”). DER and Tiktin reconstruct the form as *renunculus, following Pușcariu and the REW. Wiktionary gives…

It is inherited from Latin resonō (“to resound, echo”), according to DEX, MDA2, DLR and Wiktionary. The Latin verb is formed from re- (“back, again”) and sonō (“to sound”), the source of suna. It…

It is inherited from Latin sella (“seat; saddle”), through an older form șea. The Latin word comes from *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). The word survives south of the Danube as…

It is inherited from Latin sella (“seat, chair; saddle”), in origin the plural of șa “saddle”. Ciorănescu notes that the saddle word may also have the plural ⟨șele⟩ in its other senses, while for…

It is inherited from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), a Late Latin noun made from the Latin adjective septimānus (“of the number seven”), itself formed on septimus (“seventh”). The Latin adjective had…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *excloppitāre, from excloppus (“lame”), from cloppus. Ciorănescu takes it as probably an expressive derivative of this Latin verb, after Pușcariu and Candrea…

It is inherited from Latin excurrō (“to run out”), a compound of ex- and currō (“to run”). The inherited form was scure; like curge from cure, it was remade with a stem in -g- on the model of verbs…

Its origin is uncertain. DLR calls it unknown and NODEX of uncertain origin. The usual explanation, given by Miklosich, Cihac and Tiktin, connects it with Old Church Slavonic скоутъ (skutŭ, “hem or…

It is inherited from Latin sōrex (“shrew-mouse”), continued in its accusative sōricem. The Latin word has no secure etymology: de Vaan relates it to Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrew-mouse”) and…

Ciorănescu takes it as inherited from Latin splēnem (“spleen”), the accusative of a word Latin took from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn). Pușcariu and the REW give the same etymology, with Romance…

Its origin is uncertain. The usual explanation, held by Miklosich, Cihac, Tiktin, Candrea and Rosetti among others, takes it borrowed from Old Church Slavonic стопанъ (stopanŭ, “master”), beside…

It is inherited from Latin extorqueō (“to twist out, wrench away”), which passed into the third conjugation like toarce. Wiktionary posits a Vulgar Latin form of the third conjugation. The Latin…