Where does “șelăriță” come from?

șelăriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian șelar, from Latin sellārius, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

Ancestry of “șelăriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșelarsaddler, saddle maker, harness maker
2Latinsellāriusmale prostitute, sellary
3Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
4Proto-Italicsedlā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedlā →Every word from Latin sella →