Where does “călărășiță” come from?
călărășiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian călăraș, from Romanian călare, from Late Latin caballaris, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
călărășiță (Romanian): a horseman's wife
Definitions
- a horseman's wife
Ancestry of “călărășiță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | călăraș | horseman |
| 2 | Romanian | călare | mounted, astride of, on horseback, ahorse;... |
| 3 | Late Latin | caballaris | — |
| 4 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |