Where does “șomaj” come from?
șomaj (Romanian) comes from French chômage, from French chômer, from Latin caumō, from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
șomaj (Romanian): unemployment
Ancestry of “șomaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | chômage | idleness; unemployment |
| 2 | French | chômer | to be idle; to be out of work |
| 3 | Latin | caumō | — |
| 4 | Latin | cauma | heat; heat of the day |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καῦμα | burning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |