100–1 BC

Aromanian words from Latin words first recorded in the 1st century BC

5 Aromanian words inherited from a Latin word whose earliest known written record dates from the 1st century BC, earliest Latin record first.

1. martsu

   99 BC–69 BC

   from Latin Martius

   It is inherited from Latin Mārtius (“(the month) of Mars, March”), the adjective of Mārs (“the god Mars”) with the suffix -ius, used as a noun for mēnsis Mārtius. De Vaan traces the name of the god…

2. lucredz

   81 BC–43 BC

   from Latin lucror

   It is inherited from Latin lucror (“to gain, make a profit”), with an Aromanian verb suffix; Papahagi cites REW for the Latin verb meaning "to gain", and Pascu, Nikolaidis and Ciorănescu give the…

3. yis

   81 BC–43 BC

   from Latin visum

   The noun yis “dream” is inherited from Latin vīsum (“something seen, a vision”), the neuter of the past participle of videō (“to see”). In Latin it meant an appearance, especially one seen in a…

4. leg

   65 BC–54 BC

   from Latin ligo

   It is inherited from Latin ligō (“to bind, to tie”), a verb Pascu glosses as to bind, attach and knot, and to join or unite. Nikolaidis too derives it from Latin. The verb is common to the four…

5. alas

   60 BC–55 BC

   from Latin laxo

   It is inherited from Latin laxō (“to loosen, release”). The verb is common to the Eastern Romance languages: Romanian lăsa, Megleno-Romanian las and Istro-Romanian losu. The western cognates include…

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