Romanian words first recorded in the 16th century

It is formed from Romanian ști + -ință, like voință from voi. Ciorănescu, following Tiktin, also allows a direct descent from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), a word the REW does not record in…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *stimulāria, formed on stimulus (“goad”). DER, after Tiktin and the REW, derives it from the verb stimulō (“to goad”). Cihac reconstructed a Latin type in ⟨-aris⟩…

It is inherited from Latin sūdōrem (“sweat”). The Latin noun is formed on sūdō (“to sweat”) and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- (“to sweat”). It survives in Aromanian asudoari. Romance…

It is inherited from Latin sufflō (“to blow, puff up”). The Latin verb is formed from sub- and flō (“to blow”). It survives south of the Danube: Aromanian suflu and Megleno-Romanian suflu. Its…

It is inherited from Latin superō (“to surpass, overcome”). Ciorănescu lists the scholars who held this view, from Cipariu and Cihac to Pușcariu, Pascu and the REW. The verb survives as Aromanian…

It is inherited from Latin suppōnō (“to place under; to subject”), formed with sub- (“under”) on pōnō (“to put, place”). Ciorănescu follows Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu and the REW. The REW…

Its origin is disputed: it is the only Romanian numeral not of Latin origin, and DEX calls it of unknown origin. The common view, Miklosich's and Cihac's, followed by Ciorănescu, Tiktin and Vasmer…

It is inherited from Late Latin tardīvus (“slow, late”), formed on tardus (“slow”) with the suffix -īvus. DER cites Densusianu, Pușcariu and the REW, which starred the Latin adjective; Wiktionary…

It is a variant of tată. In DEX and Wiktionary it is inherited from Latin tata (“dad”), in a declension with the oblique stem ⟨tatan-⟩, and Scriban reconstructs the popular Latin accusative Vulgar…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *temporīvus (“timely, early”), from tempus (“time”). The Latin form was proposed by Densusianu. Northern Italian dialects have the same adjective: Milanese…

It is inherited from Latin tenda (“tent”), a noun formed on tendō (“to stretch”). Ciorănescu names Densusianu, Pușcariu, Iordan, Byhan, the REW and Philippide for this view. Wiktionary traces the…

It is the past participle from Romanian ține (“to hold, to keep”) used as a noun. The verb continues Latin teneō (“to hold”). Scriban explains the noun as what is held “in possession”, and so a land…

It is inherited from Latin trēs (“three”). The Latin numeral goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian trei, Megleno-Romanian trei and…

It is inherited from Latin tribulō (“to press; to thresh”), the verb of the threshing sledge, trībulum. The Latin verb meant “to press, squeeze” in Cato and “to oppress, afflict” in Church Latin…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic трѣзвити (trězviti), a reflexive verb meaning “to be sober, to keep oneself in check”. The Slavonic verb belongs with the adjective трѣзвъ (trězvŭ, “sober”)…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *turbulō (“to stir up, trouble”). Tiktin derives the Vulgar Latin verb from Latin turbō (“to disturb, confuse”) and compares turbulentus (“restless”). Wiktionary…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *tondō (“to shear”), a third-conjugation form that replaced Classical tondeō. The Latin verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“to split, cut off”). It…

It is formed from Romanian ucide + -re: the long infinitive of the verb “to kill”, used as a noun. The verb is from Latin occīdō (“to kill”).

It is inherited from Latin unde (“from where, whence”). Tiktin explains that the Latin adverb meant “whence”, and that once a clarifying de was put before it, as in Italian donde and French dont, it…

It is inherited from Latin ōrdinō (“to set in order, arrange”). Tiktin explains the sense from “put in rows” to “go in succession, one after another”. The Latin verb is formed from ōrdō (“order…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *vēnō, the active form of Latin vēnor (“to hunt”). De Vaan takes the Latin verb as a denominative from a noun or adjective meaning “hunt, searching”, from a root…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *ventulō (“to winnow”), a popular form of Latin ventilō (“to fan, to winnow”). Tiktin, Pascu, Candrea and Graur take it from the Vulgar Latin form; Ciorănescu also…

It is inherited from Late Latin veclus (“old”), the popular form of Latin vetulus (“elderly, oldish”). DER follows Diez, Cipariu, Pușcariu and the REW. The Latin word is a diminutive in -ulus of…

It is the long infinitive of the verb, used as a noun, formed from Romanian vedea (“to see”) + -re. The verb is from Latin videō (“to see”), and Romance has it in Italian vedere, French voir…

It is inherited from Latin vigilō (“to stay awake, keep watch”), through a syncopated Vulgar Latin *viglō. The Latin verb is formed on vigil (“awake, alert”). It survives in all four branches…

It is inherited from Latin venēnum (“poison”). Wiktionary allows a later Latin form venīnum as the direct source. Pușcariu cites Ascoli for such a form behind several Romance words. De Vaan derives…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вина (vina, “cause; guilt”), as DER, MDA2, DEX and Wiktionary agree. Ciorănescu glosses the Slavonic word as “accusation”, after Miklosich and Cihac; Scriban…

It is inherited from Latin Veneris (“of Venus”), the genitive of the goddess's name in diēs Veneris (“day of Venus”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian vinjiri, Megleno-Romanian…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вража (vraža, “divination, spell”). Cihac glosses the Slavonic noun as “divination, incantation”. It goes back to Proto-Slavic *voržь; Serbo-Croatian vraža is…

It is formed from Romanian vrăji (“to cast spells”) + -tor. MDA2 and the DLR divide it as vrăji with the suffix -itor. The verb vrăji is from Old Church Slavonic вражити (vražiti), according to DEX…

It is inherited from Latin deus (“god”), used in oaths as “by God”. Ciorănescu calls it a doublet of zeu “god”, which also comes from the Latin word. The Academy dictionaries are more cautious: MDA2…

It is inherited from Latin decem (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (“ten”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian dzațe, Megleno-Romanian zeți and Istro-Romanian zece. Its Romance…

It is inherited from Latin dīcō (“to say”). The verb survives in all four branches: Aromanian dzîc, Megleno-Romanian zic and Istro-Romanian zic. Its Romance cognates include Italian dire, French…

DELR and the DA take it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *albiō (“to become white”), standing for Latin albeō (“to be white”) and albēscō (“to become white”); Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu and the…

It is usually taken as inherited from Vulgar Latin *amāriō, a form beside Latin amārēscō (“to become bitter”), from amārus (“bitter”): so Pușcariu, the REW, the DA, DEX and MDA2. The verb survives…

It is formed from Romanian amenința + -re, the long infinitive of the verb used as a noun of action. The verb amenința is generally traced to Vulgar Latin *ammināciō (“to threaten”), from mināciae…

It is a compound from Romanian a + nume (“name”), of the preposition and the noun. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of nume, and Scriban too forms it from the noun. Șăineanu and the CADE…

It is the long infinitive of apăra (“to defend”), formed from Romanian apăra + -re and used as an abstract noun. The verb is from Latin apparō (“to prepare”); its sense moved from “to prepare…

It is inherited from Latin aries (“ram”), through the oblique form ⟨*aretem⟩ for classical ⟨arietem⟩. The Latin word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“a certain domestic animal”). It…

It is inherited from Late Latin ascla (“splinter”), a popular form of Latin assula, itself the diminutive of assis (“plank, board”). DER and DELR explain it by a reduction of *astla, the form behind…

It is generally explained as inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum tālis (“lo, such”), a compound of eccum (“behold, here is”) and tālis (“such, of such kind”). The compound passed through an…

1. The word for “bath” is inherited from Vulgar Latin *bannea, a form of balnea, originally the plural of balneum (“bath”), with /ln/ assimilated to /nn/ as in the other Romance languages. DELR…

It is a back-formation from Romanian cânta (“to sing”), as Tiktin, the DEX and DELR explain it; Ciorănescu and DELR add that the noun was shaped on Italian canto and French chant. The verb is from…

It is a back-formation from Romanian câștiga (“to gain, to earn”), the noun made from the verb. The verb is inherited from Latin castīgō (“to reprove, to punish; to correct”), as Ciorănescu, DELR…

It is a new verb from Romanian cere (“to ask”), built on the old simple perfect ⟨cerșii⟩ and participle ⟨cerșit⟩ of that verb, which continue the perfect Latin quaesīvī and participle quaesītum of…

It is inherited from Latin indūrō (“to make hard, harden”), formed on dūrus (“hard”). DEX takes the sense “to endure” partly from French endurer. Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu, and the REW give…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мѫдръ (mǫdrŭ, “wise, prudent”). Ciorănescu cites Miklosich, Cihac and Byhan for this view. The Slavonic adjective continues Proto-Slavic *mǫdrъ (“wise”)…

It is formed from Romanian pește + -ui. DEX and Tiktin say it was made on the model of pescar “fisherman”, which has the same stem. DLR gives the derivation with a question mark. Ciorănescu notes…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin surcellus (“twig”), a popular variant of surculus (“shoot, twig”), which is a diminutive of sūrus (“post, stake, branch”). The regular outcome of the Latin word is…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic трѣба (trěba), from Proto-Slavic *terba. DER gives the Slavonic noun in the sense “trade, business” and the form трѣбѣ (trěbě) “need, necessity”, following…

Its origin is disputed. For DEX and MDA2 it is probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *flutulus. DA likewise posits a popular Latin *fluctulus, comparing Albanian and Italian forms. Tiktin calls it…

The origin is disputed, and DEX calls it unknown. The usual explanation, from Giuglea and Pușcariu, is inherited from Vulgar Latin *centipollium for Latin centipellium (“third stomach of a…

1. The word for “time, occasion” is from Romanian dat (“given”), the past participle of da “to give”, used as a feminine noun. DELR lists it among the derivatives of that verb, and it also exists in…

It is inherited from Latin dēprehendō (“to seize, catch; to discover”), a compound of dē- and prehendō (“to grasp, seize”). DELR and MDA2 write the etymon with the contracted form, Latin dēprendō…

It is inherited from Latin dēspoliō (“to rob, to plunder”), from spoliō (“to plunder, to strip a beaten enemy”), from spolium (“skin stripped from an animal; spoils”). Tiktin, DER and DEX give the…

It is inherited from Latin doleō (“to be in pain, cause pain”), a verb kept by all the Romance languages. The verb survives in all four branches: Aromanian dor, Megleno-Romanian doari and…

It is formed from Romanian nebun (“mad”) + -i, the adjective with the verb suffix -i. The adjective is itself formed on bun “good, sound” with the negative prefix ne-, and bun goes back to Latin…

It is formed from Romanian nici (“not even”) + o (“one”) + dată (“time”), literally “not one time”. DEX and Wiktionary analyse it as nici + odată “once”.

It is inherited from Latin adumbrō (“to shade, overshadow”), with a change of conjugation. The DA assumes an older first-conjugation verb ⟨*adumbra⟩, which moved to the fourth conjugation under the…

It is inherited from Latin battitūra (“a beating”), as Candrea and Densusianu, CADE and DEX have it, and DELR gives this view first. Romance has the same formation: Italian battitura, French…