Where does “șchiopenie” come from?

șchiopenie (Romanian) comes from Romanian șchiop, from Vulgar Latin excloppus, from Latin cloppus — lame, limping.

șchiopenie (Romanian): lameness

Definitions

  1. lameness

Ancestry of “șchiopenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșchioplame, limping, hobbling
2Vulgar Latinexcloppus—
3Latincloppuslame, limping
Every word from Latin cloppus →Every word from Vulgar Latin excloppus →Every word from Romanian șchiop →