troșenire (Romanian)

Where does "troșenire" come from?

The Romanian noun 'troșenire' is derived from the verb 'troșeni' combined with the suffix '-re'. This suffix traces its origins back to Latin infinitive endings, which Romanian adapted to transform verbs into nouns representing an action or process. Consequently, 'troșenire' describes the act of hoeing, reflecting its ongoing verbal operation.

Full etymology tree

• troșenire (Romanian), 'hoeing'
  • suffix troșeni (Romanian)
  • suffix -re (Romanian), 'Attached to the ends of verb infinitives to form nouns, meaning "the action or result of"; -ing, -ation'
    • inherited -are (Latin), 'present active infinitive of -ō (first conjugation)'
      • inherited *-āzi (Proto-Italic)
    • inherited -ere (Latin), 'present active infinitive of -ō (third conjugation)'
      • inherited *-ezi (Proto-Italic)
        • inherited *-esi (Proto-Indo-European)
    • inherited -ire (Latin), 'present active infinitive of -iō (fourth conjugation)'
      • inherited *-jezi (Proto-Italic)

Ancestors

• -re (Romanian)

Updated June 2026

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