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Lipnița
Lipnița comes from Romanian Lipnița, from Bulgarian липа ‘linden’, and ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ.
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*léiˀpāˀ‘linden tree’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lipa‘lime tree’reconstructed
- Bulgarianmodernлипа‘linden’
- Bulgarian, derivedmodernЛипница
- Romanianc. 1500–presentLipnița
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*léiˀpāˀ‘linden tree’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lipa‘lime tree’reconstructed
- Bulgarianmodernлипа‘linden’
- Bulgarian, derivedmodernЛипница
- Romanianc. 1500–presentLipnița
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick, smear’
life, leave, live, living, twelve, eleven, lib, lipid, lave, lipa, 19 more
Today it means
name A village and commune of Constanța County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ / Lipnița