deștepta

Etymology
Traditionally considered to be from, from +  (cf. Italian , also Dalmatian ), but is more likely from , present active infinitive of  (frequentative of  through its past participle ). It is also possibly, but less likely, originally from, present active infinitive of (itself a frequentative of  through its past participle , but this word seems to have taken on the meaning of "look down upon, disdain" in the Western Romance language derivatives, which doesn't match with the Romanian meaning; it may be that the other languages derived their meanings directly from  through its past participle instead of going through ). In Romanian, the hypothetical original form,, probably reached its current form under the analogous influence of. Compare 🇨🇬,. Compare also Tarantino (dialect of Neapolitan), which may instead derive from Latin.

Verb

 * 1)  to awaken, to wake up, to arouse
 * 2)  to become wise, to wake up