Where does “maimuțărie” come from?

maimuțărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian maimuță, from Greek μαϊμού, from Ottoman Turkish میمون, from Arabic مَيْمُون — baboon, mandrill; monkey.

maimuțărie (Romanian): monkey business

Definitions

  1. monkey business

Ancestry of “maimuțărie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmaimuțămonkey
2Greekμαϊμούmonkey; knockoff
3Ottoman Turkishمیمونmonkey
4Arabicمَيْمُونbaboon, mandrill; monkey
Every word from Arabic مَيْمُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish میمون →Every word from Greek μαϊμού →