Where does “cercetășie” come from?
cercetășie (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.
cercetășie (Romanian): scouting
Definitions
- scouting
Ancestry of “cercetășie”, 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 |