Where does “cerșetorie” come from?

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

cerșetorie (Romanian): begging

Definitions

  1. begging

Ancestry of “cerșetorie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancerșetorbeggar, mendicant
2Romaniancerșito beg
3Romaniancerșii—
4Latinquaesīvī—
Every word from Latin quaesīvī →Every word from Romanian cerșii →Every word from Romanian cerși →