Where does “xurma” come from?
xurma (Catalan) comes from Italian ciurma, from Ligurian ciüsma, from Latin celeusma, from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
xurma (Catalan): galley slaves
Definitions
- galley slaves
Ancestry of “xurma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ciurma | crew; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Ligurian | ciüsma | — |
| 3 | Latin | celeusma | A call given by the stroke to other oarsmen to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέλευσμα | an order, command, behest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |