cosânzeană

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Romanian

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Etymology

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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

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cosânzeană f (plural cosânzene)

  1. the prototype of beauty, in Romanian popular legends or traditional fairy tales, referring to the mythical female character Ileana Cosânzeana

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