Where does “despăduchea” come from?
despăduchea (Romanian) comes from Romanian păduche, from Romanian păduchi, from Late Latin peduclus, from Latin peduculus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
despăduchea (Romanian): to delouse, get rid of lice , disinfest
Definitions
- to delouse, get rid of lice , disinfest
Ancestry of “despăduchea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | păduche | louse |
| 2 | Romanian | păduchi | plural of păduche |
| 3 | Late Latin | peduclus | Alternative form of pēduculus |
| 4 | Latin | peduculus | Alternative form of pēdiculus; louse |
| 5 | Latin | pedīculus | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēdis | — |
| 7 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |