Where does “Caproșu” come from?
Caproșu (Romanian) comes from Romanian roșu, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Ancestry of “Caproșu”, step by step
Caproșu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian roșu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | roșu | red |
| 2 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 3 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 5 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 7 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 8 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Romanian cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cap | head; cape |
| 2 | French | cap | cape; head; heading |
| 3 | Occitan | cap | head; cape, headland |
| 4 | Old Occitan | cap | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |