Where does “împușcat” come from?
împușcat (Romanian) comes from Romanian împușca, from Romanian pușcă, from Hungarian puska, from Czech puška, from Old Czech puška, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis — box tree; boxwood.
împușcat (Romanian): shot
Definitions
- shot
Ancestry of “împușcat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | împușca | to shoot |
| 2 | Romanian | pușcă | rifle, gun |
| 3 | Hungarian | puska | rifle, gun; cheat sheet |
| 4 | Czech | puška | rifle; gun |
| 5 | Old Czech | puška | vessel, small box |
| 6 | Old High German | buhsa | box |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 8 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 9 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |