Where does “hârțoagă” come from?
hârțoagă (Romanian) comes from Romanian hârtie, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
hârțoagă (Romanian): bumf / bumph (useless or worthless old papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc.)
Definitions
- bumf / bumph (useless or worthless old papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc.)
Ancestry of “hârțoagă”, step by step
hârțoagă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian hârtie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | hârtie | paper |
| 2 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 3 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Romanian oagă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | oagă | — |