Where does “mătăsucă” come from?

mătăsucă (Romanian) comes from Romanian mătase, from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα — raw silk.

Ancestry of “mătăsucă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmătasesilk
2Latinmataxaraw silk; thick string or thread
3Ancient Greekμέταξαraw silk
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταξα →Every word from Latin mataxa →Every word from Romanian mătase →