Where does “mărfușoară” come from?
mărfușoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian marfă, from Hungarian marha, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
mărfușoară (Romanian): small wares
Definitions
- small wares
Ancestry of “mărfușoară”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | marfă | goods, merchandise |
| 2 | Hungarian | marha | cattle; beef; blockhead |
| 3 | Old High German | marchāt | market |
| 4 | Late Latin | marcatus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |