Where does “Țărțăleanu” come from?

Țărțăleanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Țărțăl, from Romanian Țărățel, from Romanian Sărățel, from Romanian sărat, from Romanian săra, from Romanian sare, from Vulgar Latin sale, from Latin sāl — salt.

Ancestry of “Țărțăleanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianȚărțăl
2RomanianȚărățel
3RomanianSărățel
4Romaniansăratsalted; salty; brackish
5Romaniansărato salt; to brine
6Romaniansaresalt
7Vulgar Latinsaleablative singular of sāl; salt
8Latinsālsalt
9Proto-Italicsālssalt
10Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl