Where does “forfecătură” come from?

forfecătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ătură, from Romanian umflătură, from Romanian umfla, from Latin inflāre.

forfecătură (Romanian): shear

Definitions

  1. shear

Ancestry of “forfecătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ătură—
2Romanianumflăturăswelling
3Romanianumflato inflate, swell, puff up, blow out
4Latininflāre—
Every word from Latin inflāre →Every word from Romanian -ătură →Every word from Romanian umfla →