Where does “cărămiziu” come from?
cărămiziu (Romanian) comes from Romanian cărămidă, from Greek κεραμίδι, from Ancient Greek κεραμίδιον, from Ancient Greek κερᾰμῐ́ς, from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
cărămiziu (Romanian): brick-colored; crimson
Ancestry of “cărămiziu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | cărămidă | brick |
| 2 | Greek | κεραμίδι | tile; roof; house, roof over one's head |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεραμίδιον | small tile |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κερᾰμῐ́ς | roof-tile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐς | a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine... |