Where does “șipuț” come from?

șipuț (Romanian) comes from Romanian șip, from Russian шип, from English ship, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “șipuț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianșipEuropean sea sturgeon, Baltic sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)
2Russianшипthorn, spine; stud; cleat
3EnglishshipA water-borne vessel generally larger than a...
4EnglishrelationshipConnection or association; the condition of being...
5EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
6Middle Englishrelacion
7Old Frenchrelacion
8Latinrelātiōcarrying or bringing back
9Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
10Latinrĕ-back, backwards
11Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
12Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
13Proto-Italicdoukōlead
14Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
15Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Latin rĕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketi