Where does “călugărire” come from?
călugărire (Romanian) comes from Romanian călugări, from Romanian călugăr, from Greek καλόγερος, from Koine Greek καλόγηρος, from Ancient Greek καλός, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.
călugărire (Romanian): the act of becoming a monk
Definitions
- the act of becoming a monk
Ancestry of “călugărire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | călugări | to become a monk |
| 2 | Romanian | călugăr | monk, friar |
| 3 | Greek | καλόγερος | monk, friar; a solitary, ascetic, monkish person;... |
| 4 | Koine Greek | καλόγηρος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καλός | beautiful, lovely; good, quality, useful; good,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |