Aromanian words from Greek
9 Aromanian words with Greek in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
aerã
It is borrowed from Modern Greek αέρας (aéras, “air; wind”), and Ciorănescu sets this form, from Greek, beside aeru, which he takes from Latin. REW instead files it under Latin āēr (“air”), through…
am
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…
anamã
1. The church wine is borrowed from Modern Greek νάμα (náma, “communion wine”), in the spoken form with initial a- that Nikolaidis gives, ἀνᾶμα (anáma), from Byzantine νάμα (náma). Papahagi glosses…
carti
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…
chiro
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…
has
1. The adjective "fine" is borrowed from Turkish has, according to Papahagi. He refers to the synonym hascu, which he derives from Greek. 2. The ace is borrowed from Modern Greek άσος (ásos, “ace”)…
hoarã
It is borrowed from Modern Greek χώρα (chóra, “land, country; village”), a word Wiktionary takes straight from Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra). Pascu sets beside it the diminutive χωρίον (choríon…
prot
It is borrowed from Modern Greek πρώτος (prótos, “first”), and the adverb prota is the Greek adverb πρώτα (próta, “first, at first”). The Modern Greek word continues Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos…
tora
It is borrowed from Modern Greek τώρα (tóra, “now”). The Greek adverb appears in Medieval Greek; Babiniotis derives it, probably, from the phrase Ancient Greek τῇ ὥρᾳ (têi hṓrāi, “at this hour”)…