Where does “Bălțătoiu” come from?

Bălțătoiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bălțatu, from Romanian bălțat, from Latin balteatus, from Latin balteus — A belt, girdle.

Ancestry of “Bălțătoiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBălțatu—
2Romanianbălțatpied, spotted, motley, specked; striped;...
3Latinbalteatusfurnished with a girdle or belt; girded, belted
4LatinbalteusA belt, girdle
Every word from Latin balteus →Every word from Latin balteatus →Every word from Romanian bălțat →