Where does “codruleț” come from?
codruleț (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.
codruleț (Romanian): small forest
Definitions
- small forest
Ancestry of “codruleț”, 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 |