Romanian words first recorded in the 19th century

It is formed from Romanian plumb + -os, from plumb (“lead”) with the adjective suffix. Scriban and Cihac compare Latin plumbōsus (“full of lead”), and the Lexicon of Buda gave the Latin word as its…

It is formed from Romanian pulpă (“calf of the leg; pulp”) + -os. Candrea–Densusianu, Cihac and Șăineanu see it instead as inherited from Latin pulpōsus (“fleshy”), and the REW lists the Romanian…

It is a back-formation from Romanian măcelări (“to slaughter”), according to DEX, MDA2 and the Academy dictionary. That verb is formed on măcelar (“butcher”), which goes back to Latin macellārius…

It is formed from Romanian pre- + supune on the model of French présupposer. Tiktin and the DLR name Latin praesuppōnō as a model beside the French verb. Ciorănescu takes it as the French verb…

Its origin is uncertain: DEX and NODEX call it of unknown origin and compare urca. DELR, which also leaves it open, gives two Latin explanations. The first, Pușcariu's, accepted by the DA, CADE and…

It is usually taken as inherited from Latin aliunde (“from elsewhere”), the view of Pușcariu, the REW, Scriban and CADE. Ciorănescu accepts it, but notes that Latin and Slavic are hard to tell apart…

It is inherited from Latin bracīle (“belt for breeches”), a derivative of brāca (“breeches”). Its only Romance cognate is Old Sardinian brakile. It survives south of the Danube as Aromanian bărțire…

Its origin is uncertain. According to Philippide it is inherited from Latin commingō (“to defile with urine”), from con- and mingō (“to urinate”), shaped in form and sense by mânji “to soil”…

It is formed from Romanian des- + înfășura, with the prefix replacing the în- of the opposite verb. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of înfășa, from which Romanian made the opposite verb…

1. The word for “to make up for” is formed from Romanian des- + întoarce. Wiktionary gives toarce or întoarce as the base, and compares Latin distorqueō (“to twist this way and that”), through a…

It is inherited from Late Latin farīnōsus (“floury”), an adjective of Late and Vulgar Latin made from farīna (“flour, meal”). The Latin noun goes back to far (“a kind of grain, emmer”). Ciorănescu…

Ciorănescu takes it as inherited from Latin fābula (“story”), with the same sound changes as sulă from sūbula and staul from stabulum, and a shift of the stress as in aud from audiō. This makes it a…

1. The word for February is a back-formation from Romanian făurar (“February”). That word, from Februārius, fell together with făurar “smith”, a derivative of faur, and by analogy with that pair the…

Pușcariu takes it as inherited from Latin furcilla (“little fork”) or a Latin *furcella, and Candrea and Densusianu give the same two etyma. The REW places it under the same etymon beside Sardinian…

It is formed from Romanian fus + -ar, from fus “spindle” with the agent suffix. Pușcariu derived the sense “spindle maker” directly from a Latin fūsārius, comparing Italian fusaio and Portuguese…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *fusticellus (“little stick”), a diminutive of Latin fustis (“stick, stake”). Ciorănescu follows Candrea and Densusianu, Pușcariu and the REW here. Tiktin explains…

It is formed from Romanian în- + căpăstru (“halter”), as DEX, MDA2 and NODEX give it. Tiktin and the DA derive it from the simple verb căpăstra, and DELR lists it in the family of the noun. The noun…

It is inherited from Latin iniectō (“to lay on, throw in”), the frequentative of iniciō formed on its past participle iniectus. Candrea and Densusianu and the DA took this view, and Ciorănescu…

It is inherited from Latin lactēs, a feminine plural that meant “small intestines” and also “milt”. The milt was named for its milky look: the Latin word belongs with lac (“milk”), and Romanian…

DEX and Wikționar derive it from Romanian moale + -icel, with the feminines in -icea and -icică. moale is from Latin mollis (“soft”). Pușcariu and Scriban took it from Latin mollicellus (“soft…

It is formed from Romanian muls + -ură, like strânsură. Pușcariu, Candrea–Densusianu and the REW took it straight from Latin mulsūra (“a milking”), and DLR and MDA2 compare the Latin word. The REW…

It is inherited from Latin paenula (“hooded cloak”), according to Ciorănescu, MDA2, DEX and Wiktionary. The Latin word is from Ancient Greek φαινόλης (phainólēs, “thick upper garment, cloak”)…

It is inherited from Latin rubia (“madder”), derived from ruber (“red”). DEX and MDA2 give the Latin form as robia. Tiktin and Scriban think the sound of the word was partly shaped by roib. Its…

It is a back-formation from Romanian strănuta (“to sneeze”). Wiktionary also allows a link with Late Latin sternūtum (“sneeze”), the source of Italian starnuto. The verb strănuta continues Latin…

It is borrowed from French accepter, a 19th-century neologism; DELR, DEX and Marcu give Latin acceptō (“to receive”) beside it as a second model. Ciorănescu, Tiktin and the DA give French alone. The…

It is borrowed from French sentiment, and DLR, MDA2 and NODEX add a direct borrowed from Medieval Latin sentimentum, while DEX, MDN and DILF give only French. Tiktin, Scriban and DN name Italian…

It is borrowed from French sexe, at the same time borrowed from Latin sexus, one of the learned words of the 19th century. DEX, MDA2, the DLR and Tiktin give both sources, while Scriban and…

1. The word for the unit of area is borrowed from French acre, a modern loan. Marcu's dictionary of neologisms names English acre beside the French word, and MDA2 adds Latin as a further model, a…

It is formed from Romanian capră (“goat”) + -ui, according to DEX, the DLRM and MDA2. DELR records two other explanations: the DA's, in which the older adjective căpriu had its suffix replaced by…

It is borrowed from French contrôle, the source that DEX, Marcu & Maneca's DN, Marcu's MDN, DILF, MDA2, Tiktin, Ciorănescu and DELR all name. The feminine variant controlă of Transylvania and…

It is borrowed from English dollar, and at the same time borrowed from French dollar: DELR, MDA2, DEX and the neologism dictionaries name both sources. Tiktin, Scriban and Wiktionary give English…

The noun is borrowed from Latin dormītōrium (“bedroom, dormitory”), a learned borrowing, partly borrowed from Italian dormitorio. DEX, MDA2, Scriban and Marcu name only the Latin word. The Latin…

It is formed from Romanian înainte + -a, a literary verb of the 19th century made to express what the neologisms progresa and avansa said. Tiktin sees it as modelled on French avancer. înainte goes…

Its origin is disputed: DEX and MDA2 call it of unknown origin. Tiktin connects it with viu (“alive”), and Ciorănescu derives it from Romanian în- + viu, through a hypothetical plural ⟨*viuri⟩, as…

DEX and Wiktionary give inherited from Vulgar Latin *palpabundus, from palpō (“to stroke, caress”), an etymology that Ciorănescu traces to Cihac, Candrea, Pușcariu and the REW. Candrea and…

It is borrowed from French présenter: DLR, MDA2 and Wiktionary give French alone. DEX, DN, MDN and DILF add borrowed from Latin praesentō (“to show, present”), and Tiktin names Italian presentare as…

It is borrowed from French programme, the source DEX, NODEX and Wiktionary give. MDA2 and the DLR name several models at once, in the manner of Romanian neologisms: besides French they list German…

It is a compound from Romanian ast (“this”) + fel (“kind, manner”), the first part being a shortening of acest. DEX and Wiktionary start from the phrase ⟨într-ast fel⟩ “in this way”. The DA compares…

1. The word for the bench is borrowed from Italian banca (“bench”), the source DELR and DA prefer. In Transylvania German Bank (“bench”) contributed too, which kept the feminine gender, as DELR, DA…

It is borrowed from French complet, with Latin complētus named beside it by DEX 2009, MDA2, Tiktin and Wiktionary. The Latin word is the past participle of compleō “to fill up, complete”, from con-…

It is borrowed from French déranger (“to disarrange, disturb”). The French verb is formed on ranger (“to arrange, put in order”), from rang (“row, rank”), which goes back to Frankish *hring…

It is a 19th-century learned borrowed from Latin pollicāris (“of the thumb”), an adjective formed on pollex (“thumb”). Șăineanu also called it a neologism after the Latin word. Philippide held that…

It is a back-formation from Romanian semăna (“to resemble”), according to DEX, the DLR and Ciorănescu. The REW, Scriban and Șăineanu derive it instead from Latin similis (“like”), and Tiktin allows…

It is borrowed from French liste, with Italian lista as a second model; the DEX and the Wiktionary name French alone, while MDA2 and the DLR give both. The DA and Tiktin also compare German Liste…

It is borrowed from Italian offerire (“to offer”), according to Tiktin, DEX and Wiktionary. Other dictionaries name several sources at once, the multiple etymology usual for neologisms: MDA2 and the…

DEX, MDA2, NODEX and Wiktionary give it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *infollicō (“to puff like bellows”), a Latin verb formed with in- on follicō, itself from follis (“bag, bellows”). The REW…

It is borrowed from French salut (“greeting”), the source MDA2, the DLR, NODEX and Wiktionary give. DEX, DILF and MDN name several sources together, French, Latin and Italian saluto, a case of the…

It is borrowed from French vérifier, a 19th-century loan also modelled on Late Latin vērificō (“to present as true”), as MDA2, the DLR and DEX give it. Wiktionary has French only. The French verb…

The noun for a bonus or premium is borrowed from French prime. French took this noun from English premium, from Latin praemium (“reward”). DN compares the Latin word directly.

It is borrowed from French drogue. DN compares Italian droga. The French word is of uncertain origin; DELR names Middle Dutch droge (“dry”) as a possible source, from phrases such as droge vate…

Ciorănescu, after Candrea, explains it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *perviescō, a derivative of viēscō (“to shrivel, wither”). The REW, after Giuglea, sets up *pervescīō “to wither” for the…

It is inherited from Latin excoquō (“to boil out, cook thoroughly”), in its spoken form *excocō, as Ciorănescu, DELR, Tiktin, MDA2, the DLR and Candrea–Densusianu agree. The Latin verb is formed ex-…

It is borrowed from French bureau, partly also borrowed from Russian бюро́ (bjuró). MDA2 names both sources. The French word is from Old French burel, a diminutive of the name of a coarse cloth…

It is borrowed from French discuter, one of the French loans of the 19th century. The French verb is from Latin discutiō, whose sense moved from “to shatter, scatter” to “to search through” and, in…

It is borrowed from French immédiat, with Latin immediātus (“without anything between”) as a second source, a 19th-century neologism. Tiktin names only the French adjective and its adverb…

It is formed from Romanian părea + că, the univerbation of a phrase meaning “it seems that”, with the third-person singular present of the verb and the conjunction. Ciorănescu also records the…

Its origin is uncertain; the DLR, MDA2 and Scriban call it unknown. Ciorănescu suggests inherited from Vulgar Latin *pillum, beside Vulgar Latin *pilla, which gave piuă, in place of Latin pīla…

It is borrowed from French chance, the only source the dictionaries name. The French word, first recorded about 1175, comes from Old French cheance (“accident, chance, luck”), which continues Vulgar…

Most dictionaries take it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *incircō, a popular Latin compound of circō (“to go round”). The DA explains that its original sense was to encircle, and that it later took…

It is a learned borrowing of the 19th century, and the dictionaries name several sources: borrowed from Late Latin reālis (“real, actual”), as well as French réel, German real and Italian reale…