Where does “codrișor” come from?
codrișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian codru, from Latin codrum, from Latin quodrum, from Latin quadrum, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
Ancestry of “codrișor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | codru | woods, forest; a large piece or portion of food,... |
| 2 | Latin | codrum | woods, forest |
| 3 | Latin | quodrum | — |
| 4 | Latin | quadrum | square; square section; regular shape or form |
| 5 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 6 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 8 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |