Where does “escroca” come from?
escroca (Romanian) comes from French escroquer, from Italian scroccare, from Italian crocco, from Old French croc, from Frankish krōk, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
escroca (Romanian): to cheat
Definitions
- to cheat
Ancestry of “escroca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | escroquer | to swindle |
| 2 | Italian | scroccare | To scrounge, sponge, cadge or blag |
| 3 | Italian | crocco | A hook, especially one used for fishing for tuna |
| 4 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 5 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |