Where does “ghilotinare” come from?
ghilotinare (Romanian) comes from Romanian ghilotină, from French guillotiner, from French guillotine, from French Guillotin, from French Guillot, from French Guillaume, from Old French Guillaume, from Frankish Willahelm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
ghilotinare (Romanian): guillotining
Definitions
- guillotining
Ancestry of “ghilotinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ghilotină | guillotine |
| 2 | French | guillotiner | to guillotine, to execute with a guillotine |
| 3 | French | guillotine | guillotine; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | French | Guillotin | Guillotin |
| 5 | French | Guillot | — |
| 6 | French | Guillaume | William |
| 7 | Old French | Guillaume | — |
| 8 | Frankish | Willahelm | William |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | Wiljahelmaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |