Aromanian words first recorded in the 19th century

In Papahagi's view it is from Latin ad (“to”) + casa (“hut, house”), the Latin phrase with the noun in the accusative; Pascu files it as a derivative of casã (“house”). Istro-Romanian has acåsa (“at…

Its origin is uncertain: Papahagi gives none. Pascu, after Pușcariu, takes it as inherited from Latin *adarō (“to plough”), formed with the prefix ad- from arō (“to plough”), and compares the two…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *istus (“this”), the form taken by Latin iste (“that (of yours)”) in Romance. Pascu explains the initial a- by the analogy of atsestu and atsistu; from the oblique…

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…

The pronoun ãlj is inherited from Latin illī (“to him, to her”), the dative singular of ille (“that”). Pascu files the forms under the pronoun el, from *illus, the popular form of ille, and explains…

It is inherited from Latin aqua (“water”). The labiovelar consonant became p here, as in the Aromanian numeral for "four" from quattuor. De Vaan traces aqua to Proto-Italic *akwā- (“water”), with a…

It is inherited from Latin ad post (“after”), from ad (“to”) and post (“after, behind”). Pascu writes the Latin form as *appoe, from ad and a form *poe. The Latin preposition ad goes back to…

It is inherited from Latin arō (“to plough”). The verb is common to the four Eastern Romance languages: Romanian ara, Megleno-Romanian ar and Istro-Romanian arå (Ciorănescu writes oru). Further west…

1. The word for an Aromanian is inherited from Latin rōmānus (“Roman”), from Rōma (“Rome”) and the suffix -ānus. The initial a- is the usual Aromanian development before a Latin initial r-. The same…

It is formed from Aromanian armãn (“Aromanian”) + -escu. Pascu lists it among the derivatives of armîn, which he derives from Latin rōmānus (“Roman”); Wiktionary explains the initial a- of the noun…

It is inherited from Late Latin ac sīc (“and so”), a Latin phrase of ac (“and”) and sīc (“thus, so”) that is attested in the Itinerarium Egeriae. Pascu derived it instead from a compound of eccum…

It is inherited from Latin avus (“grandfather”) with the diminutive suffix -ush. Ciorănescu notes that the regular outcome of the Latin word has disappeared, and that the form shows the added…

It is inherited from Latin audiō (“to hear”). De Vaan traces it to Proto-Italic *awizdje/o- (“to hear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eu-is (“clearly”) and *dʰh₁-ie/o- (“to render”), the same first…

Pascu, following Jokl, takes it borrowed from Albanian banë (“dwelling, abode”), and explains the sense from "dwelling" to "life" by Albanian and Russian verbs that mean both "live" and "dwell"…

It is inherited from Latin bonus (“good”). Pascu derives the noun bun "the good" from the neuter bonum (“moral good, virtue”). The word is common to Eastern Romance: Romanian bun, Megleno-Romanian…

It is inherited from Latin, but which Latin verb it continues is disputed. According to Papahagi, Pascu, and Katsanis and Dinas, it is inherited from Vulgar Latin *cautō (“to take care, to look…

It is inherited from Latin callis (“rough track, path”), a Latin word for a rough track or mountain path. Its further origin is unclear: de Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *kalni- or *kalsi- with a…

It is from Aromanian cã + anda (“when”), in Papahagi's analysis. Weigand and DIARO divide it in the same way. The second part is the Aromanian conjunction for when, which Papahagi, Pascu and Geagea…

It is inherited from Latin cantō (“to sing”), a derivative of canō (“to sing”); Nikolaidis names both Latin verbs. De Vaan traces canō to Proto-Italic *kan-e- and Proto-Indo-European *kh₂n-e- (“to…

It is inherited from Latin quālis (“of what kind”). Pascu takes the genitive–dative a cui from cui, the dative of quī (“who, which”). In Latin, quālis is formed from the relative stem of quī with…

It is inherited from Latin charta (“papyrus paper, a sheet of it”). Pascu explains the ending through the plural: Latin charta first gave a singular in -ã, and the singular in -e was then made from…

It is inherited from Latin contra (“against, opposite”), which in Latin meant "in front of, against". De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *kom-tero- (“the other of two who meet, opposite”), from…

It is borrowed from Modern Greek καιρός (kairós, “time; weather”). The Modern Greek word means both the weather and time, and continues Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós, “right measure; decisive moment…

It is inherited from Latin cum (“with”). Wiktionary traces the Latin preposition through Old Latin com to Proto-Italic *kom and Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with”); the Oxford Latin…

It is inherited from Latin dē (“from, down from, concerning”). In Latin it was a preposition with the ablative marking removal from a place, away from or down from. Wiktionary traces it to…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin dē post (“after, behind”), from dē (“from”) and post (“behind, after”). Pascu and Candrea–Densusianu explain the form by the loss of the final consonant and the…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *illus, the Vulgar Latin form of Latin ille (“that”), which Wiktionary gives as the probable route from Latin. Pascu derives the case forms from Latin case forms as…

It is inherited from Latin forās (“out of doors, outside”), an adverb that Latin also used as a preposition. Candrea and Densusianu explain the change of o to ă as regular, since the word is…

It is probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *fētiolus, a diminutive of Latin fētus (“offspring”); Pușcariu and Candrea–Densusianu derive Romanian fecior from the same form, and its feminine fecioară…

1. The thief is inherited from Latin fūr (“thief”). The word is shared with archaic Romanian fur and Megleno-Romanian fur; the Latin word also survives in Italian furo and Old French fur. De Vaan…

It is borrowed from Bulgarian грай (graj) according to Wiktionary; Pascu derives it from a Slavic noun meaning "speech, conversation", filed with the verb grescu (“to speak”). Nikolaidis compares…

Its origin is unknown: Papahagi marks it as uncertain, and Ciorănescu finds none of the explanations proposed for the Romanian word sufficient. Wiktionary compares Romanian lai and Albanian ljaj. P…

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…

It is inherited from Latin lingua (“tongue; language”), from Old Latin dingua. De Vaan traces it to Proto-Italic *dn̥χ(u)wā- and Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”); Wiktionary explains the…

It is inherited from Latin levō (“to lift, raise”). Pascu traces each form of the paradigm to its Latin source, the aorist to the Latin perfect and the participle to levātus. The verb is common to…

It is inherited from Latin lūmen (“light”), through the sense "light of life". The word is common to the four Eastern Romance languages: Romanian lume, Megleno-Romanian lumi and Istro-Romanian lúme…

1. The adverb ma “more” is inherited from Latin magis (“more”), a derivative of magnus (“great”); de Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *magis (“greater”) and Proto-Indo-European *mǵ-i(V)s- (“greater”)…

It is inherited from Latin meus (“my, mine”), from Proto-Italic *meos. Pascu takes the forms with a palatal nasal at the start (see Forms) as the regular outcome of the Latin word, and explains the…

It is inherited from Late Latin abante (“in front, before”), with the prefix in (“in”) before it, as Candrea–Densusianu and Capidan reconstruct it. Wiktionary analyses the Aromanian word as n- added…

It is inherited from Latin nōs (“we, us”), with a final -i that has been explained in several ways: Pascu sees in it an added ending, Candrea and Densusianu the regular change of final -s to -i in…

1. The number is inherited from Latin numerus (“number”). The noun is common to the four Eastern Romance languages: Romanian număr, Megleno-Romanian numir and Istro-Romanian lumer, whose form…

It is inherited from Latin hōra (“hour”). The word is shared with Romanian oară and Megleno-Romanian oară (“hour”); the Romance languages have Italian ora, French heure, Spanish hora and Vegliote…

It is inherited from Latin ōrō (“to plead, speak; to pray”), as Pascu and Papahagi both state. De Vaan takes pleading and speaking openly as the original sense of the Latin verb and explains it as a…

It is inherited from Latin paene (“almost”) followed by ad (“to”), as Pascu, Wiktionary and Capidan explain it. Pascu assumes that the Latin adverb went from "almost" to "near", as prope (“near…

It is from Latin per (“through”) + extrā (“outside, beyond”), according to Papahagi and Pascu. Wiktionary derives it instead from per and super (“over, above”). For the Romanian word, Ciorănescu…

It is inherited from Latin sīc (“so, thus, in this way”). The Latin adverb is the locative of an old demonstrative stem *so- with the particle -ce; Wiktionary explains it as the regular shortening…

It is inherited from Latin subtus (“underneath, below”), an adverb that Latin also used as a preposition. The Latin word was formed from sub (“under”), with its ending on the model of intus…

It is inherited from Latin tuus (“your”). Ciorănescu explains the Romanian and Aromanian vowel from a dissimilated *toum, as suum became *soum, or from *teum, remade after meum. Pascu derives the…

It is inherited from Latin quid (“what”). Latin quid is the neuter of the interrogative quis (“who”), from Proto-Italic *kʷid and Proto-Indo-European *kʷid (“what”). The word is common to the four…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *ustia (“door”), the Latin plural of ostium (“door”) in its form *ustium, which became a feminine singular. Pascu sets out the same chain from ostium and its…

According to Pascu it is inherited from Vulgar Latin *vai, a form of Latin vae (“alas, woe”). REW sets up the same Latin form for Romanian vai and Italian guai. Papahagi gives no etymon and only…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *vēreūnus (“truly one”) in Wiktionary's tentative derivation, a compound of vērē (“truly”) and ūnus (“one”); Papahagi gives the same Latin compound. Nikolaidis…

It is inherited from Latin viduus (“deprived of a husband or wife”), Wiktionary suggests through a Vulgar Latin form *viduvus. The feminine continues vidua (“widow”). The word is shared with…

It is inherited from Latin vōs (“you (plural)”), with a final -i added, as Pascu explains it; the long dative continues vōbīs (“to you”) and the short accusative continues vōs. In Latin, vōs is from…

1. The noun meaning word or speech is borrowed from Bulgarian збор (zbor), according to Capidan, who gives the older source as Old Church Slavonic съборъ (sŭborŭ). Papahagi likewise names the Old…

It is inherited from Latin albus (“white”). De Vaan traces it to Proto-Italic *alfo- (“white”) and Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰ-o- (“white”); Wiktionary counts Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *altru, the spoken form of Latin alter (“the other (of two), second”): Pascu gives its feminine and neuter in the spoken forms altra and altrum, for classical…

1. The verb “to have” is inherited from Latin habeō (“to have, hold”). Wiktionary notes that the 1st person form and some others may be analogical, built on an old form of the 1st person plural, or…

It is probably inherited from Late Latin augmentō (“to increase”), a rare verb formed from augmentum (“increase, growth”), itself from augeō (“to increase”) with the suffix -mentum. REW instead…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *excappō (“to escape”), a verb formed on Late Latin cappa (“cloak”) with the prefix ex- (“out of”). Pușcariu and Nikolaidis explain it as getting out of the cloak…