Romanian words first recorded in the 17th century

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…

It is borrowed from Italian bomba for Ciorănescu, DELR and Tiktin, and DELR adds that it came in also through Polish bomba, German Bombe, Russian бомба (bomba) and French bombe. DEX, MDA2, NODEX and…

It is borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa), a word Ciorănescu dates before the 17th century. DELR adds that the Turkish word came from Arabic through…

1. The word for the game of golf is borrowed from English golf and French golf, the two sources that DEX, DILF and the neologism dictionaries name. The DLRM puts English first, with French as the…

It is borrowed from Latin minister (“servant”), taken in the 18th century, and later also borrowed from French ministre. Tiktin names New Latin alone, DN and MDN put French first. The Latin noun is…

It is formed from Romanian ne- + obișnuit (“usual”). obișnuit is the past participle of obișnui, which comes from an older obicinui, formed on obicină “custom”, a word from Bulgarian. The old form…

1. The word for the state has several sources in the dictionaries: DEX 2009 says it is borrowed from Italian stato and Latin stātus, with some senses after French état; Wiktionary gives the Italian…

It is formed from Romanian doagă + -ar, according to Tiktin, CADE, Scriban, the DLR, MDA2 and DEX; Ciorănescu also thinks this the more likely view. Densusianu, Pușcariu, Candrea and Densusianu…

It is borrowed from Latin familia (“household, family”), taken with Italian famiglia and French famille as models. The dictionaries weigh the models differently: MDA2 and DEX name Latin and Italian…

It is borrowed from French centre and the learned Latin centrum. Tiktin gives only the Latin. The Latin word is from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “goad, sting, sharp point”), which since Euclid…

In DEX it is inherited from Latin invenenō (“to poison”). The DA, followed by Tiktin, gives Latin venenō (“to poison”), with or without the prefix in-, and Șăineanu the plain verb. The Latin verb is…

It is borrowed from French matériel and directly borrowed from Latin māteriālis (“made of matter”) according to DEX and Marcu, who also names German materiell; MDA2 and the DLR give the same three…

It is formed from Romanian ne- + norocit (“fortunate”), the old adjective with the negative prefix, as the DLR and Tiktin analyse it. DEX, MDA2 and Wiktionary take it instead as the past participle…

It is borrowed from Latin prīvātus (“private, personal”), partly by way of French privé. DEX, MDN and Tiktin name French and Latin, Scriban and DN give Latin, MDA2 adds German privat, and Wiktionary…

It is borrowed from French type, and DEX and MDN also name Latin typus (“figure, image”) as a source. Ciorănescu gives only the French word. Tiktin and MDA2 add the Greek form, and MDA2 names Modern…

Two explanations compete. According to MDA2 and Tiktin it is inherited from Late Latin dianāticus (“frenzied worshipper of Diana”), a word derived from the name of the goddess Diāna, and the DLRM…

It is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic звонъ (zvonŭ, “sound, noise”), a loan from the Slavonic of the church. The Slavonic word continues Proto-Slavic *zvonъ (“sound”). In the Old Church Slavonic…

It is formed from Romanian lână + -ar, according to DLR, MDA2 and Ciorănescu, who lists it among the derivatives of lână “wool”. Tiktin, Candrea and Densusianu, Șăineanu and the REW instead take it…

It is borrowed from French accord, with Italian accordo as a second model: MDA2, DEX and Tiktin name both languages. Ciorănescu and the DA give French alone, and Wikționar gives French with the…

It is inherited from Latin coma (“hair of the head; mane; foliage”). The Latin word is from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē, “hair of the head”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian coamã…

It is inherited from Late Latin doga, a Late Latin word for a vessel or measure for liquids. Its further origin is uncertain: it is perhaps from Ancient Greek δοχή (dokhḗ, “receptacle”), from…

It is inherited from Latin ferrārius (“blacksmith”), the view of Pușcariu, Candrea–Densusianu, the REW, the DA, Tiktin, DEX and MDA2. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of fier “iron”, made…

It is inherited from Latin glandula (“gland, tonsil”), a diminutive formed on glāns (“acorn”). Intervocalic /l/ became /r/, as the Lexicon de la Buda already noted. The word survives south of the…

It is formed from Romanian în- + pușcă (“gun”). The Academy dictionary describes it as derived from pușcă with or without the prefix, since the plain verb pușca is also in use; Ciorănescu lists both…

It is borrowed from French magique, as DEX and Wiktionary give it. DN and Marcu add Latin magicus, and MDA2 and Tiktin Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós). Tiktin and MDA2 record an older form maghic…

It is probably borrowed from Italian cappelleria, borrowed early and with its first syllable lost; P. Panaitescu proposed this, and DER, DLR and MDA2 accept it. Wiktionary still calls the origin…

The dictionaries give several sources. In DEX it is borrowed from Latin prōtectiō and French protection. MDA2 and the DLR add Russian протекция (protekcija). Tiktin gives New Latin and French, and…

It is borrowed from Latin rēgīna (“queen”), a learned borrowing. The Latin noun is formed on rēx (“king”) with the suffix -īna. The word was inherited in Romance: Italian regina, French reine…

It is a neologism, borrowed from Italian scusare, with a second model in French excuser: DER, MDA2, Tiktin, MDN and DLR name both, while DEX and DN give the Italian verb and compare the French one…