Where does “Pârâul Cracul Lung” come from?
Pârâul Cracul Lung (Romanian) comes from Romanian lung, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Pârâul Cracul Lung”, step by step
Pârâul Cracul Lung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian lung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lung | long |
| 2 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Romanian pârâu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pârâu | stream; creek; brook |