Where does “pălăriaș” come from?
pălăriaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian pălărie, from Italian cappelleria, from Italian cappello, from Medieval Latin capellus, from Medieval Latin cappa, from Latin capitulare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
pălăriaș (Romanian): hatter
Definitions
- hatter
Ancestry of “pălăriaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pălărie | hat |
| 2 | Italian | cappelleria | hat shop |
| 3 | Italian | cappello | hat |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | capellus | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cappa | cape, sleeveless coat |
| 6 | Latin | capitulare | head tax |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |