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