Where does “călcătorie” come from?

călcătorie (Romanian) comes from Romanian călcător, from Romanian -ător, from Romanian judeca, from Latin jūdicāre, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

călcătorie (Romanian): ironing workshop

Definitions

  1. ironing workshop

Ancestry of “călcătorie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancălcătorironer
2Romanian-ătorAlternative form of -tor
3Romanianjudecato judge
4Latinjūdicāre
5Latiniūdexjudge
6Latiniūslaw, right
7Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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