Where does “întrecere” come from?
întrecere (Romanian) comes from Romanian întrece, from Romanian trece, from Latin trāiciō, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
întrecere (Romanian): competition
Definitions
- competition
Ancestry of “întrecere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | întrece | to exceed; to surpass, overtake; to excel |
| 2 | Romanian | trece | to pass; to occur; to proceed |
| 3 | Latin | trāiciō | to throw, cast or hurl across or over |
| 4 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |