Where does “cantoneriță” come from?
cantoneriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian canțonier, from Italian canzoniere, from Italian canzone, from Latin cantiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “cantoneriță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | canțonier | songbook |
| 2 | Italian | canzoniere | songbook; Collection of poetry or lyrics |
| 3 | Italian | canzone | song |
| 4 | Latin | cantiō | song, singing, playing |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |