Where does “cătrănitură” come from?

cătrănitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian cătrăni, from Romanian catran, from Ottoman Turkish katran, from Arabic قَطْرَان — tar.

cătrănitură (Romanian): tarring

Definitions

  1. tarring

Ancestry of “cătrănitură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancătrănito tar
2Romaniancatrantar; type of tar
3Ottoman Turkishkatran
4Arabicقَطْرَانtar
Every word from Arabic قَطْرَانEvery word from Ottoman Turkish katranEvery word from Romanian catran