Where does “șchiopăta” come from?

șchiopăta (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin excloppitare, from Late Latin excloppus, from Latin cloppus — lame, limping.

șchiopăta (Romanian): to limp

Definitions

  1. to limp

Ancestry of “șchiopăta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexcloppitare—
2Late Latinexcloppus—
3Latincloppuslame, limping

Words derived from “șchiopăta”

Every word from Latin cloppus →Every word from Late Latin excloppus →Every word from Vulgar Latin excloppitare →