Where does “cercetășesc” come from?
cercetășesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian cercetaș, from Romanian cerceta, from Latin circitō, from Latin circō, from Latin circā, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
cercetășesc (Romanian): scout
Definitions
- scout
Ancestry of “cercetășesc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cercetaș | scout |
| 2 | Romanian | cerceta | to examine, investigate, inspect, scrutinize,... |
| 3 | Latin | circitō | to go around as hawker, peddler, or solicitor; to hawk, peddle |
| 4 | Latin | circō | to traverse, go about |
| 5 | Latin | circā | — |
| 6 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 7 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |