Where does “gropiță” come from?
gropiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian iță, from Latin licia, from Latin licium — loop in the texture woven, through which the...
gropiță (Romanian): Diminutive of groapă; dimple
Definitions
- Diminutive of groapă; dimple
Ancestry of “gropiță”, step by step
gropiță traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian iță
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | iță | each of the threads that make up the warp on a... |
| 2 | Latin | licia | nominative plural of līcium; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | licium | loop in the texture woven, through which the... |
via Romanian groapă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | groapă | hole (in the ground), pit, grave |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrebʰ- | to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to... |
Words derived from “gropiță”