Romanian words first recorded in the 16th century

It is a compound from Romanian o (“one”) + dată (“time”), literally “one time”, written as one word. The second part, meaning “time, occasion”, is the feminine past participle from Romanian da (“to…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *papura, a popular form of Latin papȳrus (“papyrus”), which is from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Ciorănescu calls the intermediate form probable, citing…

It is formed from Romanian pre + cum: the old form of the preposition pe and the adverb and conjunction meaning “how, as”. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of the latter, which he takes…

Ciorănescu, MDA2 and the Academy dictionary take it as inherited from Latin ad latera (“at the sides”), with the plural of latus (“side”). The DA quotes the phrase from a Latin text and compares…

It is inherited from Latin equa (“mare”), the feminine of equus (“horse”), which comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”). Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu and the REW give the same etymon…

It is inherited from Latin hīcce (“here”) according to DA, DEX and DELR, a form of hīc (“here”) with the deictic particle -ce; a form ice is found in a Christian inscription. Wiktionary writes the…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *petiō, a popular form beside Latin petō (“to make for; to ask, request”). DEX, MDA2 and the DLR give the Latin verb alone. Ciorănescu cites Philippide, Densusianu…

It is inherited from Latin autumnus (“autumn”). It survives in all four branches: Aromanian toamnã, Megleno-Romanian toamnă and Istro-Romanian tomne. Its Romance cognates include French automne…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *grylliolus, a diminutive of Latin gryllus (“cricket”), according to Candrea and Densusianu, DEX and Wiktionary. MDA2, Ciorănescu and the REW give the simple noun…

It is formed from Romanian ori + care. DELR traces ori to the old disjunctive conjunction ⟨veri⟩, from a form of vrea (“to want”), and records an old variant ⟨vericare⟩. Ciorănescu treats it as a…

It is inherited from Late Latin persica, the plural (later feminine) of persicum (“peach”), short for a phrase meaning “Persian apples”; the adjective is Persicus (“Persian”). Ciorănescu instead…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *scantillia, a form of Latin scintilla (“spark”). The word survives south of the Danube: Aromanian scînteal'e. The vowel of the first syllable needs explaining…

It is formed from Romanian șa (“saddle”) + -ar, the agent suffix added to the word for the saddle, as DEX, MDA2, the DLR and Tiktin explain it. Scriban derives it from the old plural of the same…

1. The word for the blackberry is inherited from Latin mōra, the plural of mōrum (“mulberry, blackberry”) taken as a feminine singular. MDA2 and Tiktin give the Latin singular as the etymon…

It is a compound from Romanian ori + cum, formed in Romanian. DELR explains the first part as the disjunctive conjunction ori, older veri, originally the form “you want” of vrea. An old variant was…

In the traditional view of the dictionaries it is inherited from Latin ille (“that”), in the accusative illum and the feminine illa. Wiktionary analyses it as the short demonstrative ăl with the…

Most dictionaries take it as formed from Romanian alb + -eață. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of alb and finds the derivation natural within Romanian. Others derive it from Vulgar Latin…

It is inherited from Latin redūcō (“to lead back”), formed in Latin from re- (“back”) and dūcō (“to lead”). Ciorănescu takes the Latin verb in the sense “to bring again” or “to reduce”, with the…

It is borrowed from Medieval Latin corona (“crown”), a learned word, which the Academy dictionary DA thinks came in early through Hungarian korona or through Slavic, Bulgarian, Russian, Ruthenian or…

The dictionaries treat it as a form of the words for “crown”: MDA2 and Tiktin send it to coroană, and the DA to both that word and cunună. Wiktionary takes it as probably a variant of the latter…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *furuncellus, formed in place of Latin furunculus (“boil; petty thief”). The etymon was proposed by Ovid Densusianu in the journal Romania (vol. 33) and is accepted…

It is inherited from Latin fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”). Ciorănescu follows Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu and the REW. It survives in Aromanian furtu. Its Romance cognates are Italian…

It is formed from Romanian jaf + -ui, the verb of jaf (“plunder”). DA also considered a Ruthenian verb for “to plunder” as its source, and compared Hungarian zsákol (“to plunder”). The variants with…

It is inherited from Latin misceō (“to mix”). The Romanian verb, like Italian mescere, has the stress on the root, so Candrea and Densusianu, DELI and Nocentini start from an infinitive of the third…

It is a compound from Romanian nici (“not even”) + când (“when”). Ciorănescu lists it among the compounds of the negative. The first part is from Latin neque (“and not”) and the second quandō…

It is an expressive, onomatopoeic formation, as Ciorănescu, Tiktin and DEX describe it; the DLR calls it a formation on a reflex sound. Ciorănescu compares Romanian o and uh, Aromanian oh, Turkish…

It is probably inherited from Latin pāniculus, which Latin dictionaries refer to pānicula (“tuft, panicle”). Wiktionary also allows a derivative of pānicum (“panic grass, millet”) and compares Old…

It is inherited from Latin pānicum (“Italian millet”), the Latin name of foxtail millet. Ciorănescu follows Philippide, Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu and the REW in this etymology. The Latin word…

It is inherited from Latin pulmōnem (“lung”), through a form with metathesis, *plumonem. The same metathesis is found in Sicilian primuni and in other southern Italian dialects. The word survives in…

It is inherited from Latin Aprīlis (“April”), the popular name of the month beside the learned aprilie. Candrea–Densusianu derive it through the stages ⟨*aprire⟩, with Latin /l/ becoming /r/ between…

Its origin is unknown. DEX, DLR and MDA2 only compare Latin refricō (“to rub again”). Pușcariu and the REW derived the verb from that Latin word, Candrea from Vulgar Latin *orificō, formed on…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *exmiculō (“to crumble”), a verb formed on micula (“crumb”), the diminutive of mīca (“grain, crumb”). Ciorănescu gives this Latin verb as one of two possibilities…

Wiktionary and DLRLV make it inherited from Latin stabilis (“firm, steady”). Scriban gives the same source and compares the /v/ between vowels with avere. The Latin word was borrowed again later as…

It is inherited from Latin tussis (“cough”). Pușcariu and the REW give the same source. The Latin word may come from tundō (“to beat”), with the doubled ⟨ss⟩ of an imitative word, or be imitative…

1. The word for the violet is inherited from Latin viola (“violet”), with the intervocalic /l/ becoming /r/. The Latin word is related to Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”). Tiktin thinks the…