Where does “brotan” come from?

brotan (Romanian) comes from Romanian brotac, from Vulgar Latin brothacus, from Ancient Greek βροτάχος, from Ancient Greek βάτραχος — frog; anglerfish.

brotan (Romanian): European tree frog (Hyla arborea)

Definitions

  1. European tree frog (Hyla arborea)

Ancestry of “brotan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianbrotacEuropean tree frog
2Vulgar Latinbrothacus—
3Ancient Greekβροτάχος—
4Ancient Greekβάτραχοςfrog; anglerfish
Every word from Ancient Greek βάτραχος →Every word from Ancient Greek βροτάχος →Every word from Vulgar Latin brothacus →