Romanian words from Latin
2429 Romanian words with Latin in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages (page 37).
tăcea
It is inherited from Latin taceō (“to be silent”). The Latin verb continues Proto-Italic *takēō, which de Vaan derives from Proto-Indo-European *tHk-eh₁- (“to be silent”), with cognates in Germanic…
tăcere
It is the long infinitive of tăcea (“to be silent”), formed from Romanian tăcea + -re, as Ciorănescu, Tiktin, MDA2 and the DLR derive it. The verb is from Latin taceō (“to be silent”), and…
tăciune
It is inherited from Latin tītiō (“firebrand”). MDA2 and DEX start from a popular form with a short vowel, Latin *tĭtio. Lactantius already called the word popular. De Vaan derives the Latin noun…
tăia
It is inherited from Late Latin tāliō (“to cut”). MDA2 gives the Latin verb as a reconstruction. It survives in all four branches: Aromanian talj, Megleno-Romanian tal'u and Istro-Romanian talʼå…
tămâie
It is probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *thȳmānea (“incense”), an altered form of Latin thȳmiāma (“incense”), from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama, “incense”). Candrea's *thym(i)anea is matched…
tâmplă
1. The word for the temple of the head is inherited from Vulgar Latin *templa. DEX takes it as a form of Latin tempora, the plural of tempus (“temple of the head”); Wiktionary gives that view and a…
tânăr
It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *tenerus, the popular form of Latin tener (“soft, tender, delicate”). The older form tinăr became the modern form under the influence of the following ⟨ă⟩, as…
țânțar
It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *zinzalus (“gnat, mosquito”), a form of Late Latin zinzala, a rustic word of imitative origin. Ciorănescu derives it from this word or, preferably, from tentiala, a…
țară
It is inherited from Latin terra (“earth, dry land”). De Vaan traces the Latin word to Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“to dry out”), so that it first meant “dry land”. The southern branches have…
tărăgăna
In the view of Tiktin, Pușcariu, the REW, Rosetti and Candrea it is inherited from Vulgar Latin *tragīnō (“to drag along”), a derivative of trahō (“to draw, drag”), through the older form trăgăna…
țăran
It is formed from Romanian țară (“country, land”) + -ean. Tiktin explains ⟨-an⟩ from ⟨-ean⟩ by the same loss of palatal quality seen in old forms such as țărâșoară. Wiktionary allows a Vulgar Latin…
tare
It is inherited from Latin tālis (“such, of such a kind”), from its accusative tālem. DER follows Pușcariu, the REW and Rosetti, and lists the Romance cognates Italian tale, French tel, Spanish tal…
țărm
The modern form is a singular taken from the plural ⟨țărmuri⟩ of the older țărmur. Its likely source is inherited from Latin termen (“boundary stone”). Tiktin compares the sense shift with margine…
târziu
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…
tată
It is inherited from Latin tata (“dad”), a word of children's speech; Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Indo-European *tatás. It survives in all four branches: Aromanian tatã, Megleno-Romanian tată and…
țâță
Its origin is disputed: for DEX, MDA2 and DLR it is inherited from Vulgar Latin *titia, a form of Latin titta (“teat”), as it is for Pușcariu and the REW. The word is found in all four branches…
tătâne
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…
tău
1. The word for a pond or mountain lake is borrowed from Hungarian tó (“lake, pond”). Cihac and Tiktin already gave this source. It belongs to the Hungarian layer of Transylvania and Moldavia, where…
tăun
It is inherited from Latin tabānus (“gadfly, horsefly”), the Latin name of the insect. Most scholars trace it through a Vulgar Latin form with another suffix, *tabōnem (nominative *tabo), which also…
taur
It is inherited from Latin taurus (“bull”). The Latin word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *táwros; its cognates include Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros). De Vaan notes that it lacks a sound change…
taxă
It is borrowed from French taxe, according to DEX, Wiktionary and the neologism dictionaries. MDA2 and Tiktin give a multiple origin: borrowed from German Taxe, borrowed from Medieval Latin taxa and…
teacă
It is inherited from Latin thēca (“case, box, sheath”), itself from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, box, receptacle”). The Greek noun belongs to τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”). The word…
teară
It is inherited from Latin tēla (“web, cloth on the loom; warp”). Burlă first proposed the etymology, and Pușcariu and the REW accepted it. Ciorănescu rejects a Persian origin, a word for “thread…
teatru
It is borrowed from French théâtre, the source DER, DEX and Wiktionary name for the modern word. DEX names borrowed from Latin theātrum beside the French word, and MDA2 gives four sources together…
tehnică
It is borrowed from French technique, the source DEX and Wiktionary give. The DLR, which treats the noun under the adjective tehnic, names three sources together: borrowed from Latin technicus…
tei
It is inherited from Latin tilia (“linden tree”), which became masculine on the model of the other tree names, as Ciorănescu, Tiktin and Wiktionary explain. Pușcariu, Tiktin, Scriban and DEX start…
temă
It is borrowed from Latin thema, and the dictionaries name further models beside it: French thème, Italian tema, German Thema and Modern Greek θέμα (théma). DEX gives the Latin word and compares…
teme
It is inherited from Latin timeō (“to fear”), and DER adds that it passed through a popular form with a long /iː/, *tīmeō. The verb has Istro-Romanian temu beside it, and Romance cognates in Italian…
temoare
Tiktin, Scriban and Wiktionary take it as inherited from Latin timor (“fear”) (accusative timōrem), and the REW lists Aromanian temoare beside Italian timore, Occitan temor and Portuguese temor as…
temperatură
It is borrowed from French température, at the same time borrowed from Latin temperātūra; MDA2 and the neologism dictionaries also name German Temperatur. Tiktin takes it from New Latin, partly…
templu
It is borrowed from French temple, also borrowed from Latin templum (“shrine, temple”), as MDA2, the DLR and DEX give it. Tiktin and Marcu & Maneca give the Latin word alone. The Latin noun meant…
tentativă
It is borrowed from French tentative, one of the French neologisms of the 19th century. The French word is from Medieval Latin tentātīva, from tentō (“to attempt”). Marcu and Maneca compare also…
teribil
It is borrowed from French terrible and directly borrowed from Latin terribilis (“frightening”), as DEX, DN and Wiktionary give it; MDA2 and the DLR add Italian terribile, which Tiktin names first…
teritoriu
It is borrowed from Latin territōrium, and DEX, MDA2, the DLR, NODEX, DN and Wiktionary name borrowed from French territoire beside it. Tiktin takes it from Latin alone. The Latin word is formed on…
termen
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…
terțiu
It is inherited from Latin tertius (“third”), but how it developed from the Latin word is disputed. Ciorănescu derives it from the Latin word, whose regular outcome *terți took the suffix -iu, as in…
țese
It is inherited from Latin texō (“to weave, construct”), a verb found in every Romance language. The Latin verb goes back to Proto-Italic *teksō, and its further origin is debated: de Vaan…
țest
It is inherited from Latin testum (“earthenware lid or baking pot”), a variant of testa (“piece of baked clay”). DEX gives the etymon with an asterisk, as a reconstructed form, and Scriban posits a…
testa
1. The word for bequeathing is borrowed from French tester (“to make a will”), and also borrowed from Latin testor (“to bear witness; to make a will”). The French verb was borrowed from the Latin…
testament
It is borrowed from Latin testamentum (“will, testament”), borrowed in the 17th century according to Ciorănescu; Tiktin also gives Latin as the source. DEX 2009 names Latin and French testament, and…
tigru
It is borrowed from Latin tigris (“tiger”), according to Ciorănescu and Tiktin, who also name Modern Greek τίγρις (tígris); Ciorănescu dates the Latin borrowing to the 18th century. MDA2 and the DLR…
timid
It is borrowed from French timide, with borrowed from Latin timidus (“fearful, timid”) as a second model. Scriban names only the Latin word, NODEX puts it first. The Latin adjective is formed from…
timp
It is inherited from Latin tempus (“time”). The Latin word comes from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”). It survives as Megleno-Romanian timp. Aromanian keeps only the derivative timburiu…
timpuriu
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…
tindă
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…
tinde
It is inherited from Latin tendō (“to stretch, extend”), which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”). It survives south of the Danube as Aromanian tindu and Megleno-Romanian tind…
tindeche
It is inherited from Latin tendicula (“a stretcher; a snare”), through a syncopated Vulgar Latin *tendicla. The Latin word is formed on tendō (“to stretch”) with an instrument suffix, and Seneca…
ține
It is inherited from Latin teneō (“to hold, grasp”). The present infinitive was first ținea, the regular outcome of a verb of the Latin second conjugation; in Muntenia it went over to the third…
tinerețe
It is formed from Romanian tânăr + -ețe, like bătrânețe. The REW instead makes it inherited from Vulgar Latin *teneritia (“tenderness”), on tener (“soft, tender”), the source of Italian tenerezza…
tipic
1. The word for the church book of rites is borrowed from Old Church Slavonic типикъ (tipikŭ), as DEX gives it. Ciorănescu and Tiktin put first a direct loan from Byzantine Greek τυπικόν (tupikón)…
toamnă
It is inherited from Latin autumnus (“autumn”). It survives in all four branches: Aromanian toamnã, Megleno-Romanian toamnă and Istro-Romanian tomne. Its Romance cognates include French automne…
toapsec
It is inherited from Latin toxicum (“poison”), as Tiktin, Candrea and the REW give it. Ciorănescu notes Tiktin's doubts but judges it an inherited word, though it is rare and recorded only from the…
toarce
It is inherited from Latin torqueō (“to twist, turn”), in the third-conjugation form *torcere of spoken Latin. The verb survives in all four branches: Aromanian torcu, Megleno-Romanian torcu and…
toartă
It is inherited from Latin torta, the feminine of tortus (“twisted”), past participle of torqueō (“to twist”). Șăineanu glossed the Latin form as “something rounded”. Wiktionary also allows a…
ton
1. The word for the tuna is borrowed from French thon. Marcu and Maneca also name Italian tonno. The French word goes back to Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). 2. The word for the…
topseca
It is inherited from Late Latin toxicō (“to smear with poison”), a verb made from toxicum (“poison”), as Tiktin, the DLR and MDA2 give it. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of toapsec, but…
tort
1. The word for spun thread is inherited from Latin tortus (“twisted”), the past participle of torqueō (“to twist”), used in the neuter. It is thus a sibling of the verb toarce “to spin”. Its…
tortură
It is borrowed from French torture and directly borrowed from Late Latin tortūra: MDA2, DEX and MDN name both sources, and Tiktin takes it from Latin, partly through other languages. Wiktionary has…
tot
It is inherited from Latin tōtus (“whole, all”). Pușcariu mentions the alternative Latin form tottus, which some Romance languages continue. Because the Latin word took over the plural sense “all”…
trăda
It is a learned 19th-century loan, borrowed from Latin trādō (“to hand over; to betray”), adapted to the conjugation of da. Tiktin calls it a reshaping of the Latin verb on the pattern of that verb…