Where does “bumbăcariță” come from?

bumbăcariță (Romanian) comes from Romanian bumbac, from Latin bombax, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — silkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute.

bumbăcariță (Romanian): cottongrass (Eriophorum)

Definitions

  1. cottongrass (Eriophorum)

Ancestry of “bumbăcariță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbumbaccotton
2Latinbombaxindeed! strange!
3Latinbombyxsilkworm
4Ancient Greekβόμβυξsilkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ →Every word from Latin bombyx →Every word from Latin bombax →