Where does “ciopățea” come from?
ciopățea (Romanian) comes from Romanian ciopată, from Hungarian csapat, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.
Ancestry of “ciopățea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ciopată | piece of meat |
| 2 | Hungarian | csapat | group, troop, crew, flock; team; troop,... |
| 3 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 4 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |