Where does “ecranare” come from?
ecranare (Romanian) comes from Romanian ecrana, from Romanian ecran, from French écran, from Old French escran, from Middle Dutch scherm, from Old Dutch skirm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz — to caw, crow.
ecranare (Romanian): shielding
Definitions
- shielding
Ancestry of “ecranare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ecrana | to shield |
| 2 | Romanian | ecran | screen |
| 3 | French | écran | screen |
| 4 | Old French | escran | screen |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | scherm | protective screen; protection, cover |
| 6 | Old Dutch | skirm | protection |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmi | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skirmiz | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |