serendipitate

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sinȷ́ʰás

Proto-Indo-Aryan *sinźʰás

Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha)

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Sanskrit -ल (-la)

Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala)

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwiHpás

Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa)

Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa)

Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva)bor.

Persian سرندیپ (sarandip)bor.

Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb)bor.

English Serendibder.

English Serendip

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itāsder.

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English serendipitybor.

Romanian serendipitate

Borrowed from English serendipity.

Noun

serendipitate f (uncountable)

1. serendipity

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	serendipitate	serendipitatea
genitive-dative	serendipități	serendipității
vocative	serendipitate, serendipitateo

Further reading

• “serendipitate”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026