Learned Latin

Where the Romanian word “clar” comes from

Taken from written Latin.

DEX ’98 says

Din lat. clarus, fr. clair. → Learned Latin · DEX '98

Wiktionary says

Learned Latin (same language)

The route, according to Wiktionary

Latin clārus ← French clair

In film dialogue

181 times per million words · number 490 among spoken words

In Wikipedia

88 times per million words

In Romanian prose, per million words

1825–1849	1850–1874	1875–1899	1900–1924	1925–1949
2.5	19	81	97	136

Swap in a synonym

pur (Learned Latin), evident (French), curat (Made in Romanian), luminos (Inherited Latin), limpede (Inherited Latin), transparent (French), lămurit (Made in Romanian)

The same Latin word, entering Romanian twice

clarus → chiar

Definition on dexonline · The word’s full card

More words from the same layer

sat, secol, familie, perioadă, ultim, politic, regulă, punct, caz, persoană, mod, apărea