Romanian words first recorded in the 17th century

It is borrowed from Latin differentia (“difference, diversity”), also borrowed from French différence. DELR adds German Differenz and possibly Italian differenza; Tiktin takes it from New Latin…

Most dictionaries say it is inherited from Vulgar Latin *frīctūra, a noun formed on frīctus, the past participle of frīgō (“to roast, fry”). Ciorănescu takes it as formed from Romanian fript + -ură…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *cavō (“hollow, hole”), from cavus (“hollow”). The DA, after Pușcariu, gives this etymon, and the REW lists it with relatives in southern Italian dialects and…

It is inherited from Latin herbōsus (“grassy”), an adjective formed on herba (“grass, vegetation”). DEX gives the Latin adjective or a native formation from Romanian iarbă + -os as equal…

It is generally taken as inherited from Vulgar Latin *imbinō (“to unite”), from bīnī (“two each, a pair”). Ciorănescu names the Lexicon de la Buda, Pușcariu, Candrea–Densusianu and the REW for this…

It is a back-formation from Romanian juca (“to play”), made from the verb without a suffix. DEX, MDA2, DA/DLR, Tiktin and Wiktionary all take it from the verb. Scriban derives it from the noun joc…

It is formed from Romanian junghia + -ătură (DEX, MDA2, the DA and Ciorănescu write the suffix -tură). For the sense “nape of the neck” the DA, Candrea and Densusianu and the others Ciorănescu cites…

It is formed from Romanian orbeca + -ăi, a verb in the expressive suffix -ăi built on the older verb with the same meaning. The older verb is formed on the adjective orb “blind”, which is inherited…

It is probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *pausum (“rest”), formed on Latin pausō (“to cease, rest”), which is formed on pausa (“pause”). A neuter pausum (“respite”) is attested once, in an African…

Tiktin takes it as borrowed from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”), a learned loan probably made by Dosoftei himself, and Scriban calls it probably a neologism of Dosoftei. Ciorănescu says it could…

It is borrowed from French pratique and directly borrowed from Latin practicus (“active, effective”), as DEX, the DILF, NODEX and Wiktionary give it. MDA2 adds Modern Greek πρακτικός (praktikós) and…

It is borrowed from Latin proprietas (“a peculiar quality; ownership”), also borrowed from French propriété. MDA2 and DLR also name Italian proprietà, and Tiktin gives New Latin and Italian…

It is a derivative from Romanian putred (“rotten”), with the ending of mucegai “mould”, which is formed on muced “mouldy”. Ciorănescu explains the ⟨g⟩ by that model, in place of the ⟨j⟩ of putrejune…

It is formed from Romanian răz- + gândi. MDA2 writes the prefix in its form răs-. Tiktin compares a Slavic verb made with the same prefix and with the same meaning.

It is borrowed from Latin senātor, with French sénateur as a second model. The word was in use in the 17th century, and Tiktin and Scriban give only the Latin source; MDA2 adds Russian сенатор…

It is inherited from Latin subigō (“to work through, knead”), the source given by Pușcariu, the REW, Ciorănescu, the DLR and Wiktionary; Tiktin calls it probable. The Latin verb is a compound of…

It is borrowed from Latin termen (“boundary stone”), with some of its senses taken from French terme. MDA2 and DLR give Latin terminus beside the Latin and French words, and Tiktin gives only the…

It is formed from Romanian turba (“to go mad, to rage”) + -ăciune, according to Tiktin, MDA2, DEX and the Romanian Wiktionary. Cihac and Scriban took it instead from Latin turbātiō (“disturbance…

It is a learned borrowing, borrowed from Latin au(c)tōritās, with French autorité as a second model. DELR and MDA2 give both sources, while Wiktionary names French alone, the DA calls the word a…

It is formed from Romanian tuns + -ură, from the participle of tunde “to cut hair, shear”, according to the DLR, MDA2, Tiktin and NODEX, which compare Latin tōnsūra (“shearing, clipping”). DEX…

It is a back-formation from Romanian dovedi (“to prove”), according to Tiktin, the DLR, DEX and Ciorănescu, whom DELR follows. MDA2 instead gives it as borrowed from Old Church Slavonic довада…

DEX takes it as remade from căpețele, the plural of căpețel, with the suffix -ea: it is formed from Romanian căpețel + -ea. Ciorănescu agrees with Candrea that it is derived from that noun, as…

DEX, MDA2, the DA and Wiktionary take it as inherited from Late Latin capitellum (“little head”), a diminutive of caput (“head”). The REW lists the Romanian word under that etymon with Italian…

It is the long infinitive of clădi “to build”, formed from Romanian clădi + -re. The verb is from Old Church Slavonic класти (klasti, “to lay, put”), present кладѫ (kladǫ), according to Ciorănescu…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *disglūtinō (“to unglue”), from glūtinō (“to glue”), from glūten (“glue”). DELR traces the sound changes to the old form dejghina, with /ɡʎu/ > /ɡʎi/ as in înghiți…

DEX 2009, the DLR and MDA2 take it as a back-formation from Romanian dezmățat (“dissolute”), an adjective formed on maț (“gut”), which continues Latin matia (“intestine”). The participle is recorded…

It is borrowed from French héros. DELR and DEX also name Latin hērōs as a source, and DELR names Italian eroe too. Ciorănescu derives it from French, with the final ⟨-ou⟩ as in ecou. The Latin word…

It is probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *impillō (“to pound in a fulling mill”), from pilō (“to press, ram down”). The DA explains its double ⟨ll⟩ as a form found in other Romance languages too…

It is inherited from Latin ingeminō (“to redouble, to repeat”), as DEX, MDA2, Tiktin, the DA and Wiktionary give it. The Latin verb is formed with in- on geminō (“to double, to repeat”). Ciorănescu…

It is inherited from Latin masticō (“to chew”). The Latin verb is a late, popular formation with the suffix -icō, borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “to grind the teeth”). Tiktin…

It is borrowed from Latin minūtus (“small”), taken as a noun in the 17th century, according to Ciorănescu, who compares Modern Greek μινοῦτο (minoúto) and the French word. MDA2 and the DLR name…

It is formed from Romanian mia + -ioară, from mia “young ewe”. The noun is from Latin agnella (“ewe lamb”). Other sources link it with the masculine mior: Ciorănescu derives the masculine from miel…

It is inherited from Latin naevus (“mole, birthmark”). Its cognates include Italian neo (“mole”) and the Sienese form niego. The ⟨g⟩ is unexpected; Tiktin and Ciorănescu compare fagure, negură, rug…

It is formed from Romanian nici (“not even”) + unul (“one”), the negative pronoun beside the adjective niciun. Wiktionary treats it as the definite form of that adjective. Ciorănescu lists the…

It is a compound, from Romanian ori + cine, meaning “whoever, anyone”. DELR explains ori as the old disjunctive conjunction veri, in origin the verb form meaning “you want”. The same element forms…

It is formed from Romanian ori + unde, as DEX, MDA2 and the DLR give it. Wiktionary treats the first part as the prefix ori- “-ever, any-”, which also forms oricine and orice. Ori is a variant of…

It is formed from Romanian păduche + -a, from the word for the louse. Pușcariu traced it to Latin *peduculāre, but Ciorănescu thinks it a Romanian derivative. Wiktionary gives the Latin view too…

According to Ciorănescu it is inherited from Latin pēgma, from Ancient Greek πῆγμα (pêgma, “anything fastened together; congealed matter”), comparing Spanish pelmazo “a compressed lump”. The Greek…

1. The word for the sand leek is inherited from Latin porrum (“leek”), with an unexpected /u/: Tiktin notes that this vowel is found nowhere else. DEX gives the Latin word only with a “compare”. The…

It is inherited from Latin rāmus (“branch, bough”). The Latin noun probably comes from an older form related to rādīx (“root”). De Vaan points out that a related Greek word could mean either…

It is inherited from Latin exbibō (“to drink up”), a compound of ex- and bibō (“to drink”). Tiktin and Scriban also allow a formation from Romanian s- + bea. It is conjugated like bea, with the…

MDA2 and Tiktin derive it from Romanian arc + -ar, with the agent suffix. The DA, Candrea and Densusianu, and Cihac take it instead from Latin arcuārius (“bow-maker”), the DA adding that Romanians…

Its origin is unknown: DELR calls it uncertain, and the DA, MDA2 and NODEX unknown. DELR reviews the proposals and finds each of them difficult. Pușcariu suggested a derivative with the suffix -er…

It is formed from Romanian argint + -os. The DA allows a second source as well, from Latin argentōsus (“rich in silver”), comparing French argenteux, Occitan argentous and Spanish argentoso. Candrea…

It is borrowed from Italian barca. Tiktin allows that it came indirectly, and Ciorănescu thinks it probably came by an eastern route, through the Turkish and Balkan forms of the Italian word. DELR…

It is formed from Romanian bucătar (“cook”) + -ie. DELR gives this view with Candrea–Densusianu, the DA, DEX and Tiktin, and names the CADE's derivation from the plural bucate “dishes, food” as the…

The origin of the word is unknown: DEX, the DA and Tiktin call it of unknown origin, and DELR calls its etymology uncertain. Tiktin thinks it is probably related to bârdăhan, borț and burduf. DELR…

It is a learned borrowed from Latin cāsus (“a fall; chance, event, case”), the source DELR, MDA2, DLR and Tiktin name, taken partly with the senses of French cas, which DA, DEX and Tiktin add…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *codabattula, a compound of Latin cōda, the rustic form of cauda (“tail”), with a form of battuō (“to beat”) and the suffix -ula: “the one that beats its tail”…

Most Romanian dictionaries explain it as formed from Romanian deget (“finger”) + -ar, with the same suffix as ștergar and cordar. Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu, CADE and Giuglea take it instead…

Most dictionaries explain it as from Romanian de + loc, literally “from (the) place”. Pușcariu started from phrases with negated verbs of motion such as “I don't budge from the spot”. DELR finds…

It is formed from Romanian lemn + -ar, according to DEX, MDA2, DLR and Ciorănescu. Tiktin, Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu, the DA and the REW take the masculine noun from Latin lignārius (“wood…

It is formed from Romanian obicină + -ui: the older form obicinui was later shortened to the present form. The DLR derives the variant obiciui from obicii, a form of obicei “custom”. Tiktin compares…

1. The word for the officer is borrowed from French colonel, the source DEX, the DA, CADE, MDN and Wiktionary give. Other dictionaries name Italian beside French: MDA2 and Tiktin give both, and the…

It is borrowed from French curieux, with a learned Latin cūriōsus (“careful; eager to know”) beside it, in DELR, which takes the older variant “curioz” from Italian curioso and Latin. DEX, MDA2 and…

It is borrowed from French général, with Latin generālis (“of a kind; general”) as a second model for the adjective, as DEX and MDA2 give it. Ciorănescu derives the adjective from the French word…

It is borrowed from French nord, a neologism for which the dictionaries name several sources. DEX and Wiktionary add German Nord, and Tiktin, MDA2 and the DLR give Italian nord beside the German and…

It is borrowed from Latin politicus, Modern Greek πολιτική (politikí) or πολιτικός (politikós), French politique or German Politik: the dictionaries treat the noun with the adjective politic and…

It is borrowed from French rapport, a noun formed on rapporter (“to bring back, to report”). MDA2 also compares German Report, and Tiktin allows for transmission through other languages, comparing…

It is formed from Romanian a- + sigur (“sure”), on the model of French assurer, as DA, DEX, MDA2 and Tiktin give it. The neologism dictionaries name Italian assicurare as a second model. Tiktin…