Romanian words first recorded in the 16th century

It is inherited from Latin marītō (“to give in marriage, marry”), formed on marītus (“husband”), which survived in Old Romanian as the noun mărit “husband”. It survives in all four branches…

It is inherited from Latin mēnsūra (“measuring, measure”). The Latin noun is formed on mētior (“to measure”) with -tūra. The word survives south of the Danube: Aromanian misură and Megleno-Romanian…

It is inherited from Latin miserēre (“to have pity”), the Latin infinitive kept as a noun. Tiktin finds the survival of the infinitive as a noun very striking. Wiktionary instead supposes a lost…

It is inherited from Latin mola (“millstone; mill”). The Latin word comes from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). It survives south of the Danube: Aromanian moarã and Megleno-Romanian…

It is inherited from Latin morticīna (“carrion”), the feminine of morticīnus (“of an animal that died, dead”), used as a noun. Scriban explains the noun by an implied caro (“flesh”). The ending…

It is inherited from Latin nāris (“nostril; nose”). The Latin word is related to nāsus (“nose”), with /s/ turned to /r/ between vowels, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *Hneh₂-s- (“nose”). It…

Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu take it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *negōtiāre, the active form of negōtior (“to do business, trade”); Ciorănescu derives it instead from Romanian negoț. DEX, DLR…

It is inherited from Latin nesciō quālis (“I do not know of what kind”), from nesciō (“I do not know”) and quālis (“of what kind”). CADE and Wiktionary give the accusative nesciō quālem. Pușcariu…

It is inherited from Latin nōdus (“knot”). It survives in Aromanian nod and Megleno-Romanian nod, and has Romance cognates such as Italian nodo, Spanish nudo and Portuguese nó. The origin of the…

It is inherited from Latin novem (“nine”). The Latin numeral continues Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. It survives in Aromanian noauã and Megleno-Romanian noauă. Its Romance cognates include Italian…

It is inherited from Latin nuptiae (“wedding”), a plural noun formed on nupta (“bride”), the participle of nūbō (“to marry”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian numtã (also lumtã)…

It is inherited from Latin hospes (“guest; host”). The old form oaspe continues the nominative. Wiktionary derives the longer form from the accusative hospitem, while Candrea and Densusianu explain…

It is either inherited from Late Latin ollārius (“potter”) or formed from Romanian oală + -ar. Tiktin and Scriban allow both; the CADE and Șăineanu give the Latin word. Ciorănescu lists it among the…

It is inherited from Latin pāscō (“to feed, pasture”). The Latin verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”); de Vaan reconstructs a root *peh₂-s- (“to protect, herd”) and a present…

It is inherited from Latin piscārius (“of fish; fishmonger”), formed on piscis (“fish”). The old form păscar is the regular outcome; ⟨pe-⟩ is due to the influence of pește, as in pescui. Tiktin…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *pertrāiciō, from per- (“through”) and trāiciō (“to throw across, to cross”). Tiktin explains the form through an intermediate form with ⟨pre-⟩, like precepe from…

It is inherited from Latin placeō (“to be pleasing”). The Latin verb belongs with plācō (“to appease”), and de Vaan finds its only close relatives in Tocharian, in words for “to agree” and…

It is inherited from Latin plēnus (“full”). The Latin word comes from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from an e-grade variant of Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”); it is related to Ancient Greek πλήρης…

Most dictionaries take it as borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣ (prě, “very, over”), the intensifying prefix of Old Church Slavonic. The Slavonic prefix is the South Slavic form of Proto-Slavic…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic приꙗтель (prijatelĭ, “friend”). MDA2 and DLR name Bulgarian приятен (prijaten) instead, with the Slavonic word beside it. The Slavonic noun goes back to…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic приѩти (prijęti, “to take, receive”), with the present приимѫ (priimǫ), as Ciorănescu and Tiktin give it. MDA2 names the present form, while DEX and…

It is formed from Romanian purta (“to carry”) + -ător. The verb is from Latin portō (“to carry”). The REW lists it among the continuations of portātor (“carrier”), with Italian portatore, French…

It is from Romanian putere (“power, strength”) + -nic, with a suffix of Slavic origin. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of putea “to be able”, from which the noun is formed. The verb goes…

It is inherited from Latin remaneō (“to stay behind, remain”), formed from re- and maneō (“to stay”). The older infinitive rămânea continues the second conjugation of the Latin verb; like ține, the…

It is inherited from Latin saltō (“to dance; to jump”). Ciorănescu follows Pușcariu and the REW in this. The Latin verb is a frequentative formed on saliō (“to jump”). In Classical Latin it meant…

It is inherited from Late Latin sanguinōsus (“bloody”), formed on sanguis (“blood”). Ciorănescu lists it instead among the Romanian derivatives of sânge, and Wiktionary gives both explanations: from…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *salāre (“to salt”), a change of conjugation of Latin saliō (“to salt”), itself formed on sāl (“salt”). MDA2, the DEX and the DLR give the etymon as Latin, and so…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin sale, the popular form of sāl (“salt”). De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *sē̆h₂-l-s (“salt”) for the Latin noun. The Latin word was masculine; the Romanian…

It is inherited from Latin sex (“six”). DEX starts from a variant Vulgar Latin *sess, and Capidan from *sesse. The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian șase, Megleno-Romanian șasi and…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *excloppus (“lame”), formed with ex- on Late Latin cloppus (“lame”), a word recorded only in glosses. The Romanian word requires a form with ⟨s-⟩, and Ciorănescu…

It is inherited from Late Latin socra, a popular form beside classical Latin socrus (“mother-in-law”). Ciorănescu lists it under the masculine socru. The Latin noun comes from Proto-Indo-European…

In the view of DEX, MDA2 and the DLR it is inherited from Vulgar Latin *expavoreō (“to frighten”), a verb formed on Latin pavor (“fear”). Tiktin and an earlier article of the REW proposed expaveō…

It is inherited from Latin spīcum (“ear of grain”), a neuter variant of spīca. DER cites Pușcariu and the REW for the etymon. The word survives south of the Danube: Aromanian schic and…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *stancus (“tired”). It is compared with Italian stanco (“tired”) and with the old Italian phrase mano stanca (“left hand”), and with Old French estanc (“weak…

It is the long infinitive of sta (“to stand, stay”), used as a noun: formed from Romanian sta + -re. The verb is from Latin stō (“to stand”). stat is a doublet from the participle status. Aromanian…

It is inherited from Latin extergō (“to wipe off, wipe clean”). The Latin verb is formed ex- + tergō (“to wipe”); Tiktin calls it a late by-form of extergeō. Ciorănescu thinks it was probably…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic стькло (stĭklo, “glass”). The Old Church Slavonic word is from Proto-Slavic *stьklo, itself from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls, “cup, goblet”). The first meaning was…

It is inherited from Latin extinguō (“to put out, extinguish”). The Latin verb is formed from ex- and stinguō. The REW lists the Romanian verb under the simple verb, together with Italian stingere…

It is inherited from Latin strātum (“bedding, coverlet; bed”), the neuter of strātus, the perfect passive participle of sternō (“to spread”). Its Romance cognates include Old Italian strato, Occitan…

It is inherited from Latin extrīcō (“to disentangle, set free”). The Latin verb is formed from ex- and trīcae (“hindrances, tricks”). Ciorănescu explains the Romanian senses from “to undo what…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *strigō (“to screech like an owl”) in the most likely explanation, a verb formed on Latin strix (“screech owl”). Ciorănescu compares the French name of the owl…

It is inherited from Latin sonō (“to sound”), which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). It survives in Aromanian asun and Megleno-Romanian sun. Romance cognates include…

1. The word for the temple of the head is inherited from Vulgar Latin *templa. DEX takes it as a form of Latin tempora, the plural of tempus (“temple of the head”); Wiktionary gives that view and a…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тъкъма (tŭkŭma, “only, just”), a variant of тъкъмо (tŭkŭmo). Tiktin explains the final ⟨-i⟩ by the model of numai “only”, which also has a form ⟨numa⟩. The…

1. The word for the truffle is borrowed from French truffe. DN adds Italian truffa and Occitan trufa as further models. The French word came through Old Occitan from Late Latin tufera of the…

1. The word for “to pour” is inherited from Latin tornō (“to turn on a lathe, to round off”). The Latin verb is formed on tornus (“lathe”). It survives in all four branches: Aromanian tornu…

It is inherited from Latin unctūra (“anointing”). The Latin noun is formed on ungō (“to anoint”) with the suffix -ūra. It survives south of the Danube: Aromanian umturã and Megleno-Romanian untură…

It is formed from Romanian veni + -tor, according to DEX and Wiktionary; DLR and MDA2 give the suffix as -itor. Ciorănescu explains the vowel: the adjective was built on the subjunctive ⟨să viu, să…

It is inherited from Latin iaceō (“to lie”). Ciorănescu cites Pușcariu and the REW for this etymology. Latin /j/ would give ⟨j⟩ in Romanian; the ⟨z⟩ is put down to dissimilation from the following…

It is formed from Romanian *au + -uș, a diminutive of a lost Romanian word that was the regular outcome of Latin avus (“grandfather”). The Latin word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os…

Its origin is uncertain. In MDA2's view it is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic глътъ (glŭtŭ), and Tiktin and Scriban also derive it from this Slavic word, which they give as a reconstructed form…

It is inherited from Latin scāla (“ladder, stairs”). The senses of “scale” and “gamut” follow French échelle and Italian scala. The word survives south of the Danube: Aromanian scarã and…

It is inherited from Latin crūdus (“raw, bloody; cruel”), a word kept throughout Romance. DELR connects the Latin word with a root crū- “blood”, as in cruor (“blood”) and cruentus (“bloody”), so…

It is inherited from Latin aggestum (“heap, embankment”) (or aggestus (“accumulation”)), from aggerō (“to carry to a place, heap up”), from ad- and gerō (“to carry”). DELR compares, for the sense…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad vix (“with difficulty”), made of Latin ad (“to”) and vix (“hardly, with difficulty”). The phrase first gave abi, a form still heard in some dialects, to which…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *adastāre (“to stand by, be present”), a Late Latin verb formed with a second ad- on astō (“to stand at, stand by”), itself from the same prefix and stō (“to…

It is from Romanian adevăra + -at: the past participle of the old verb “to confirm as true”, the same verb as today's adeveri, used as an adjective. MDA2 and DEX also derive the adjective from that…

It is inherited from Latin ad ipsum (“to that very thing”), from ad (“to”) and ipsum (“itself”): so DELR, following Hasdeu, Pușcariu, the DA and Candrea–Densusianu, with Tiktin as a possibility…

It is inherited from Latin crepō (“to rattle, crack”). Latin meant “to make a sharp noise”, which led to “to burst with a noise”, a sense rare in Latin but kept in the Romance languages. The word…

DELR first gives it as inherited from Late Latin chrīstiānitās (“Christianity, Christendom”), following Tiktin, Candrea–Densusianu, Pascu, the DA and the Aromanian and Megleno-Romanian dictionaries…