Where does “cercușor” come from?

cercușor (Romanian) comes from Romanian cerc, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

cercușor (Romanian): small circle

Definitions

  1. small circle

Ancestry of “cercușor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancerca circle; first-person singular present...
2Latincircusa circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a...
3Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρίκος →Every word from Latin circus →