cosânzeană
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Probably from sânziană, with the prefix co-, of uncertain origin. Possibly through a Late Latin Helena Cōnstantiāna, perhaps influenced by the Greek pronunciation *Cos(t)andiana. This may be due an association with Saint Helena, mother of the emperor Constantine the Great, later contaminated by sânziană.[1]
Noun edit
cosânzeană f (plural cosânzene)
- the prototype of beauty, in Romanian popular legends or traditional fairy tales, referring to the mythical female character Ileana Cosânzeana
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- cosânzeană in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)