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

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

Derived terms
  • Ileana Cosânzeana

References
  1. https://dexonline.ro/cosanzeana/cauta/
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