Where does “nerușinare” come from?
nerușinare (Romanian) comes from Romanian rușinare, from Finnish rusina, from Swedish russin, from Dutch Rus, from Dutch rechercheur, from Dutch recherche, from French recherché, from French rechercher — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
nerușinare (Romanian): shamelessness
Definitions
- shamelessness
Ancestry of “nerușinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rușinare | abashment |
| 2 | Finnish | rusina | raisin; old woman |
| 3 | Swedish | russin | a raisin |
| 4 | Dutch | Rus | Russian; detective |
| 5 | Dutch | rechercheur | police detective, police investigator |
| 6 | Dutch | recherche | criminal-investigation unit or department of a... |
| 7 | French | recherché | past participle of rechercher; sought-after |
| 8 | French | rechercher | to search for, to look for; to search again, to... |
| 9 | Old French | recerchier | to search; to look for |
| 10 | Old French | cerchier | to search; to seek; to look for |
| 11 | Latin | circō | to traverse, go about |
| 12 | Latin | circā | — |
| 13 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 14 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |