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Where does “corcitură” come from?

corcitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian tură, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

corcitură (Romanian): mutt, mongrel, cross; a person of mixed...

Definitions

  1. mutt, mongrel, cross; a person of mixed...

Ancestry of “corcitură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianturăshift; turn; rook
2Frenchtourtower; rook; apartment building
3LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
4Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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