Where does “cătină” come from?
cătină (Romanian) comes from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
cătină (Romanian): sea buckthorn; boxthorn
Definitions
- sea buckthorn; boxthorn
Ancestry of “cătină”, step by step
cătină traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin catēna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
via Latin catanum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | catanum | western prickly juniper, cade (Juniperus oxycedrus) |