Where does “pălăriuță” come from?
pălăriuță (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.
pălăriuță (Romanian): small hat
Definitions
- small hat
Ancestry of “pălăriuță”, 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 |