Where does “cerșetor” come from?

cerșetor (Romanian) comes from Romanian cerși, from Romanian cerșii, from Latin quaesīvī.

cerșetor (Romanian): beggar, mendicant

Definitions

  1. beggar, mendicant

Ancestry of “cerșetor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancerșito beg
2Romaniancerșii—
3Latinquaesīvī—

Words derived from “cerșetor”

Every word from Latin quaesīvī →Every word from Romanian cerșii →Every word from Romanian cerși →