Where does “Roșușul” come from?
Roșușul (Romanian) comes from Romanian scorțar, from Romanian scoarță, from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “Roșușul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | scorțar | Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| 2 | Romanian | scoarță | bark; crust; rind |
| 3 | Latin | scortea | a leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a... |
| 4 | Latin | scortum | a skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |