Where does “escrocare” come from?
escrocare (Romanian) comes from Romanian escroca, 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- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
escrocare (Romanian): racketeering
Definitions
- racketeering
Ancestry of “escrocare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | escroca | to cheat |
| 2 | French | escroquer | to swindle |
| 3 | Italian | scroccare | To scrounge, sponge, cadge or blag |
| 4 | Italian | crocco | A hook, especially one used for fishing for tuna |
| 5 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 6 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |