Romanian words first recorded in the 20th century

For Ciorănescu it is inherited from Vulgar Latin *carōnia (“carrion”), the source of Italian carogna, French charogne and Spanish carroña, which all mean “carcass”. The Vulgar Latin noun is formed…

Candrea–Densusianu and the DA explain it as an old derivative, inherited from Vulgar Latin *ferratalia, formed on ferrātus (“of iron, iron-bound”), which is found again in Occitan ferratalha…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *appausatus, the source MDA2 and Wiktionary give. Scriban glosses the Latin form as “quiet, undisturbed” and explains it as a compound of the same kind as Latin…

It is borrowed from German Polizist (“policeman”). Wiktionary notes that it can also be analysed as poliție plus the suffix -ist. The German word is the agent noun of Polizei (“police”), which goes…

It is borrowed from French allô. The DA calls the French word Anglo-American, and DELR derives it from English hallo or hello, an interjection for catching someone's attention that spread with the…

Ciorănescu takes it as formed in Romanian, from Romanian furcă + -tură. MDA2 too derives it from furcă, with the suffix -ătură. Candrea and Densusianu and the DA derive it instead from a Latin…

DLR and MDA2 take it as inherited from Latin lignāmen (“timber”). Ciorănescu says only that it seems to reproduce that Latin word, after the DA, and Wiktionary gives as an alternative a Romanian…

It is probably inherited from Latin patrō (“to accomplish”), with the sense of impetrō (“to obtain”), as Bogrea proposed. MDA2 and DLRM reconstruct Vulgar Latin *impatrō, a form of the latter, and…

1. The word for the labourer is formed from Romanian căldare + -aș. DELR records it in the family of the noun with the sense “coppersmith”, a synonym of căldărar. That noun is inherited from Latin…

It is borrowed from French avion (“aeroplane”), as all the dictionaries agree. The French word was coined by the inventor Clément Ader in 1875 on Latin avis (“bird”). Wiktionary adds that it was…

Its origin is uncertain. Candrea and Densusianu, followed by the REW, the DA and Rosetti, consider it inherited from Latin glabrō (“to make smooth, strip of hair”), which is formed on glaber…

According to Scriban and Wiktionary it is inherited from Latin armāmentum (“implements, equipment”), which is formed in Latin from armō (“to arm”) and -mentum. MDA2 marks its etymology as unknown.

It is formed from Romanian în- + veghea (“to keep watch”). Wiktionary also allows a direct source in Latin invigilō (“to stay awake over, watch over”).

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *vessīcella (“small blister”), a diminutive of Latin vēsīca (“bladder”), as Densusianu proposed and the REW and Ciorănescu accept. Wiktionary starts from a…

MDA2 and the DLR take it as a singular made from Romanian plavuri (“floating reed islands”), the plural of ⟨plav⟩, and DEX compares the same word. DEX takes ⟨plav⟩ from Ukrainian плав (plav) and…

It is inherited from Latin cīmex (“bedbug”), continued from its accusative cīmicem. Drăganu identified the Latin source, and Ciorănescu also cites the DA and Pușcariu for it. MDA2 gives the etymon…

Its origin is uncertain. Wiktionary, DLRM and CADE take it as inherited from Latin malesānus (“unhealthy”), the derivation Drăganu proposed in the journal Dacoromania; MDA2 and DLR only compare that…

It is borrowed from French film, the source DEX, MDA2, NODEX, MDN, DILF and the DLRM give. Scriban takes it straight from English, and Wiktionary allows German Film beside French. The French word…

DEX and NODEX call the word of unknown origin. Ciorănescu takes it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *fūnicellus, a diminutive of Latin fūnis (“rope”), and Wiktionary follows him: the threads of…

It is formed from Romanian poamă + -ar, from poamă (“fruit; grapes”) with the suffix -ar. Both senses, the fruit store and the grape seller, are derivatives of the same noun. Wiktionary allows a…

It is probably inherited from Latin perpendō (“to weigh carefully”), as Ciorănescu holds after Densusianu and Bogrea. Wiktionary also takes it from the Latin verb. The Latin verb is formed with per-…

It is inherited from Latin merīdiō (“to take a midday rest, a siesta”). The Latin verb is formed on merīdiēs (“midday, noon”). South of the Danube the verb is Aromanian amiridz, used of sheep…

1. The word for the goby is of unknown origin. Wiktionary mentions a possible link with the homonym meaning “swelling”, but only as a conjecture. 2. The word for a swelling is probably inherited…

1. The word for a goal in football is borrowed from English goal. It was at first also spelled ⟨goal⟩, as in English. Bulgarian гол (gol) is the same loan from English. 2. The word for “naked…

It is borrowed from French route (“road, way”), a neologism. The DLR, NODEX and MDA2 add a second source, borrowed from German Rutte. The French word continues Vulgar Latin *rupta, the noun use of a…

It is borrowed from French test, with English test as a second source, a term of psychology. MDA2 gives French and English too, and Wiktionary French only. French took it in 1893 from the English…

1. The word for the unit of pressure is borrowed from French pièze. The French word was made in 1920 from piézo- or from Ancient Greek πιέζω (piézō, “to press”), and named the unit of pressure of…

It is borrowed from English script, a recent anglicism. Dimitrescu also compares French script. The English word goes back to Latin scrīptum (“something written”), from scrībō (“to write”). Old…

It is borrowed from French super (“great”). The French word goes back to Latin super (“over, above”), which Romanian also inherited as the preposition spre. The Latin word continues…