English
Recea
Recea comes from Romanian rece ‘cold’, from Latin recēns ‘new, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ken-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ken-‘new, fresh’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErecēns‘new, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentrece‘cold’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentReceadefinite form of rece
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ken-‘new, fresh’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErecēns‘new, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentrece‘cold’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentReceadefinite form of rece
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ken- ‘new, fresh’
nod, incinerate, nosh, nookie, cinerea, 20 more
through Latin recēns ‘new, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed’
Today it means
name The name of a number locations in Romania: A village in Căteasca, Argeș County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ken- / Recea