Where does “focă” come from?
focă (Romanian) comes from French phoque, from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη — seal.
focă (Romanian): seal
Ancestry of “focă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | phoque | seal; sealskin |
| 2 | Latin | phōca | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φώκη | seal |