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