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Among the ancient testimonies of presence of Romanian ancestors in Carpatho-Balkan area, we will refer to the terms related to old political-administrative structures, inherited either from Thracian-Dacian language, or from the period of their Romanization (jude, primicer = leader). We will pay special attention to Thracian- Dacian terms moș = old man – and bătrân = old man – evolved from Latin. Also, the presence of local government elements is linked to development, under the influence of Greek polises of obști ...