Where does “camătă” come from?

camătă (Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic kamata, from Ancient Greek κάματος — toil, trouble; weariness, exhaustion, fatigue,...

camătă (Romanian): interest (usually excessive); usury

Definitions

  1. interest (usually excessive); usury

Ancestry of “camătă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickamata—
2Ancient Greekκάματοςtoil, trouble; weariness, exhaustion, fatigue,...

Words derived from “camătă”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάματος →Every word from Proto-Slavic kamata →