Where does “Scorțoasa” come from?
Scorțoasa (English) comes from Romanian Scorțoasa, from Romanian scorțos, from Romanian scoarță, from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “Scorțoasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Scorțoasa | — |
| 2 | Romanian | scorțos | stiff |
| 3 | Romanian | scoarță | bark; crust; rind |
| 4 | Latin | scortea | a leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a... |
| 5 | Latin | scortum | a skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |