Where does “căciulire” come from?
căciulire (Romanian) comes from Romanian căciuli, from Romanian căciulă, from Albanian kësulë, from Byzantine Greek κασοῦλα, from Latin casula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
căciulire (Romanian): kowtow
Definitions
- kowtow
Ancestry of “căciulire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | căciuli | to kowtow |
| 2 | Romanian | căciulă | a fur cap |
| 3 | Albanian | kësulë | brimless cap, skullcap; reticulum, a ruminant's... |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | κασοῦλα | — |
| 5 | Latin | casula | hut, small cottage; rural property, small farm;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |