Where does “cotoasă” come from?
cotoasă (Romanian) comes from Romanian cot, from Latin cubitum, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
cotoasă (Romanian): earwig
Definitions
- earwig
Ancestry of “cotoasă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cot | elbow; corner; old unit of length, approx. 2 feet |
| 2 | Latin | cubitum | elbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō |
| 3 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |