cosânzeană
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from sânziană, with the prefix co-, of uncertain origin. Possibly through a Late Latin Helena Co(n)s(t)antiana, 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
cosânzeană f
- the prototype of beauty, in Romanian popular legends or traditional fairy tales, referring to the mythical female character Ileana Cosânzeana