Romanian words from Latin
2429 Romanian words with Latin in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages (page 40).
vargă
It is inherited from Latin virga (“twig, rod”). It survives in all four branches: Aromanian veargã, Megleno-Romanian veargă and Istro-Romanian verge. Its Romance cognates include Italian verga…
vărsa
It is inherited from Latin versō (“to turn often, overturn”). The Latin verb is the frequentative of vertō (“to turn”). It survives in Aromanian versu. The Romance cognates are Italian versare…
vârtos
It is inherited from Late Latin virtuōsus, an adjective formed on virtūs (“manliness, strength, virtue”). DEX and MDA2 mark the Latin adjective as reconstructed; Ciorănescu follows Cipariu…
vârtute
It is inherited from Latin virtūs (“manliness, strength, virtue”), through its accusative form. Pușcariu treated it in his 1905 dictionary (article 1862). For the moral senses of the old language…
varză
It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *virdia, a contracted form of Latin viridia (“green plants”), the neuter plural of viridis (“green”). The word first meant “greenery, herbs”, and the modern…
vas
It is inherited from Latin vāsum (“vessel”), the popular form of vās. The form in ⟨-um⟩ is pre-Classical and is found in the Mulomedicina Chironis; Classical Latin used it only in the plural. The…
vâsc
It is inherited from Latin viscum (“mistletoe; birdlime made from its berries”). It survives south of the Danube as well: Aromanian vãscu. Wikționar lists the Romance cognates Italian vischio…
vătăma
It is inherited from Latin victimō (“to sacrifice”), according to DEX, MDA2, the DLR and Wiktionary. Ciorănescu also keeps this etymon, cited by Cipariu, Philippide, Byhan, Meyer, Pușcariu and…
vătui
1. The word for padding is formed from Romanian vată (“cotton wool, wadding”) + -ui. vată is from German Watte. 2. The word for a yearling kid is inherited from Vulgar Latin *vituleus, from Latin…
vechi
It is inherited from Late Latin veclus (“old”), the popular form of Latin vetulus (“elderly, oldish”). DER follows Diez, Cipariu, Pușcariu and the REW. The Latin word is a diminutive in -ulus of…
vecin
It is inherited from Late Latin vēcīnus, a variant of vīcīnus (“neighbouring; neighbour”), which the Romanian dictionaries and REW reconstruct with /e/ in the first syllable. The Latin adjective is…
vecinătate
DEX and Tiktin take it as inherited from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighbourhood, nearness”), and Ciorănescu lists it under vecin as possibly from the Latin accusative vīcīnitātem, following Pușcariu. The…
vedea
It is inherited from Latin videō (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-. It survives in all four branches: Aromanian ved, Megleno-Romanian ved and Istro-Romanian vedu. Its Romance cognates…
vedere
It is the long infinitive of the verb, used as a noun, formed from Romanian vedea (“to see”) + -re. The verb is from Latin videō (“to see”), and Romance has it in Italian vedere, French voir…
veghea
It is inherited from Latin vigilō (“to stay awake, keep watch”), through a syncopated Vulgar Latin *viglō. The Latin verb is formed on vigil (“awake, alert”). It survives in all four branches…
vehicul
It is borrowed from French véhicule, also borrowed from Latin vehiculum (“carriage, means of conveyance”), a neologism of the 19th century. Wiktionary gives French alone, Scriban Latin alone. The…
veni
It is inherited from Latin veniō (“to come”). The Latin verb comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti, a zero-grade formation of *gʷem-, and is cognate with Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō) and the…
venin
It is inherited from Latin venēnum (“poison”). Wiktionary allows a later Latin form venīnum as the direct source. Pușcariu cites Ascoli for such a form behind several Romance words. De Vaan derives…
veninos
It is either inherited from Late Latin venēnōsus (“poisonous”) or formed from Romanian venin + -os, and DEX, MDA2 and the DLR give both explanations. Pușcariu, Scriban and Șăineanu take it straight…
verbină
It is borrowed from Latin verbēna (“leafy twig, sacred bough”), with French verveine as a model beside it. Ciorănescu treats it as a learned word of the 19th century. Pascu and the REW took it as…
verde
It is inherited from Late Latin virdis (“green”), the syncopated popular form of viridis, listed in the Appendix Probi (no. 201). It survives in all four branches: Aromanian vearde, Megleno-Romanian…
veronică
It is a learned borrowed from Latin veronica, the botanists' Latin name of the plant genus. DEXI gives French véronique beside the Latin, and the neologism dictionaries give the French word alone…
vers
It is borrowed from Latin versus (“line, verse”), with French vers and Italian verso as further models, as MDA2 and the DLR give it; DEX names French and Latin, and Wiktionary all three. Gabinschi…
veșmânt
It is inherited from Latin vestīmentum (“clothing, garment”). It was formed from vestiō (“to clothe”) and the suffix -mentum. The word survives in Aromanian and Megleno-Romanian: Aromanian visminte…
veșted
The Academy dictionaries take it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *vescidus, formed on Latin vēscus (“thin, feeble”). Candrea, Pușcariu, Philippide and Rosetti gave the same explanation. Ciorănescu…
vestiar
It is borrowed from French vestiaire, the source DEX, MDN and Wiktionary give. MDA2, the DLR and DEXI add borrowed from Latin vestiārium (“chest or cupboard for clothes”), and the DLR derives the…
vetrice
Ciorănescu takes it as inherited from Latin vītex (“chaste tree”), probably through a Vulgar Latin form *vitricem, which also explains Italian vetrice (“osier willow”). The Academy dictionaries…
viață
Its origin is disputed. Wiktionary and MDA2 take it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *vīvitia, a noun formed on vīvus (“living, alive”) with the suffix -itia. Pușcariu (1910) and Candrea also started…
victorie
It is a learned borrowed from Latin victōria (“victory”), the source DEX, DN, MDN, Tiktin and Wiktionary give. MDA2, the DLR, NODEX and Scriban add borrowed from French victoire as a second source…
vier
1. The word for the vintager is formed from Romanian vie + -ar. Pușcariu derived it instead from Latin vīneārius, and compared Italian vignaio, Spanish viñero and Portuguese vinheiro. Tiktin…
viermănos
It is inherited from Latin verminōsus (“full of worms”). Tiktin explains the diphthong /je/ by the influence of vierme. Ciorănescu lists it among the derivatives of that noun rather than as a word…
vierme
It is inherited from Latin vermis (“worm”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian yermu, Megleno-Romanian ghermi and Istro-Romanian lʼérmu. Its Romance cognates include Italian verme…
viers
It is inherited from Latin versus (“line, row, verse”). The Latin noun comes from vertō (“to turn”). Pușcariu lists Italian verso, French vers, Spanish vierso and Portuguese verso as cognates, and…
viespe
It is inherited from Latin vespa (“wasp”). Pușcariu, Tiktin and Scriban posit Vulgar Latin *vespis, remade after apis (“bee”) to explain the final /e/, and compare Sardinian espe. DEX gives the same…
vin
It is inherited from Latin vīnum (“wine”). Wiktionary traces the Latin word to Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom. De Vaan connects it with οἶνος (oînos) and the Albanian, Armenian and Anatolian words…
vinaț
It is probably inherited from Latin vīnāceus (“of wine, of grapes”), as DEX, Tiktin, the DLR and the REW give it. Ciorănescu treats it under vin and also calls the Latin source probable. Șăineanu…
vinde
It is inherited from Latin vendō (“to sell”). The Latin verb is a compound of vēnum (“sale”) and dō (“to give”), literally “to give for sale”. The verb survives in all four branches of Romanian…
vindeca
It is inherited from Latin vindicō (“to claim; to set free; to avenge”). It survives as Aromanian vindic “to heal”. Elsewhere the Latin verb means “to avenge”: Italian vendicare, French venger…
vineri
It is inherited from Latin Veneris (“of Venus”), the genitive of the goddess's name in diēs Veneris (“day of Venus”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian vinjiri, Megleno-Romanian…
vinimeriu
It is inherited from Latin vindēmiārius (“of the vintage”), from vindēmia (“grape harvest”), as MDA2, the DLR and Wiktionary give it. Ciorănescu, who lists it as a rare word under vin, says the…
vintre
It is inherited from Latin venter (“belly, abdomen”), from its accusative form. Pușcariu discusses it as article 1899 of his dictionary of the Latin element. Its Romance cognates include Dalmatian…
vioară
1. The word for the violet is inherited from Latin viola (“violet”), with the intervocalic /l/ becoming /r/. The Latin word is related to Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”). Tiktin thinks the…
viola
It is borrowed from Latin violō (“to treat with violence, violate”), with French violer as a second source, a neologism of the 19th century. Pontbriant in 1862 gave only the Latin source. French…
viperă
It is inherited from Latin vīpera (“viper”) in DEX, MDA2 and Pușcariu's dictionary. Tiktin doubts that it is inherited, and Ciorănescu notes that it appears only in the 17th century and is missing…
vipt
It is inherited from Latin vīctus (“sustenance, food”), as Pușcariu, the REW, DEX and MDA2 give it. The Latin noun is formed on vīvō (“to live”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian…
vis
It is inherited from Latin vīsum (“something seen, vision”), a noun made from the past participle of videō (“to see”), which in Latin already meant a vision, usually one seen in a dream. The word…
viști
It is inherited from Latin viēscō (“to shrivel, wither”), a derivation proposed by Candrea and accepted by Ciorănescu, MDA2, the DLR and Wiktionary. The Latin verb is an inchoative of vieō and was…
vită
It is inherited from Latin vīta (“life”), the same word as Italian vita, French vie, Spanish vida and Portuguese vida, which all kept the original sense of life. It survives south of the Danube as…
viță
It is inherited from Latin vītea, a form beside vītis (“vine”). Scriban explains it as the feminine of a Latin adjective meaning “of the vine”, used as a noun; DEX and Șăineanu mark the Latin form…
vițea
It is inherited from Latin vitella (“young cow”), a diminutive of vitula (“calf, young cow”). The DLR and MDA2 mark the Latin form as reconstructed, and the DLR explains the variant vițică by a…
vițel
It is inherited from Latin vitellus (“little calf”), a diminutive of vitulus (“calf”). Tiktin thinks the /i/ was kept under the influence of vită. The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian…
vitreg
It is inherited from Latin vītricus (“stepfather”). Ciorănescu stresses that the Latin word had a long /iː/, not a short one, and he rejects the view of Domaschke and Tiktin that the Romanian word…
viu
It is inherited from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). The word survives in all four branches: Aromanian viu, Megleno-Romanian viu and Istro-Romanian viu…
vizita
It is borrowed from Latin vīsitō (“to see often, visit”), with French visiter as a second model. The DLR compares German visitieren, and the neologism dictionaries add Italian visitare. Wiktionary…
vizitator
It is formed from Romanian vizita + -tor, the agent noun of the verb “to visit”. MDA2 compares Italian visitatore, and DEXI says the Romanian word was formed after that Italian noun and French…
vizual
It is borrowed from Late Latin vīsuālis (“attained by sight”), and also French visuel: MDA2, the DLR, DEX and Marcu name both. Wiktionary and NODEX give only French, Scriban only the Medieval Latin…
vocală
It is borrowed from Latin vōcālis, with German Vokal as a second model. DN names Italian vocale and Latin, and NODEX German, Italian and Latin. The Latin noun is the adjective “sounding, having a…
voce
It is borrowed from Latin vōx (“voice”), a learned loan of the 19th century. Tiktin names New Latin and Italian voce as its sources, and NODEX names Latin and Italian. The DLR compares French voix…
voi
It is inherited from Latin vōs (“you (plural)”), and the dative vouă continues vōbīs. The Latin pronoun comes from Proto-Italic *wōs, an old accusative form. The word survives in all four branches…
volbură
It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *volvula, from volvō (“to roll, turn round”). Scriban connects the plant name with convolvulus, the Latin name of the bindweed. The Latin verb goes back to…