French

Where the Romanian word “indica” comes from

From French.

DEX ’98 says

Homonym 1 (vb.): Din fr. indiquer, lat. indicare. → French · DEX '98

Wiktionary says

French (same language)

The route, according to Wiktionary

French indiquer ← Latin indicare

In film dialogue

28 times per million words · number 2,045 among spoken words

In Wikipedia

110 times per million words

In Romanian prose, per million words

1825–1849	1850–1874	1875–1899	1900–1924	1925–1949
0.0	6.0	4.2	18	40

Swap in a synonym

arăta (Inherited Latin), cap (Inherited Latin), desemna (French), recomanda (French), semnala (French), cană (Neighbouring Slavic languages), prescrie (French)

Definition on dexonline · The word’s full card

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comun, exista, deveni, populație, file, problemă, tip, dată, general, continua, termina, local