Where does “piuscul” come from?
piuscul (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پوسكول, from Italian opuscolo, from Latin opusculum, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
piuscul (Romanian): tassel
Definitions
- tassel
Ancestry of “piuscul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پوسكول | tassel |
| 2 | Italian | opuscolo | booklet, pamphlet; brochure, leaflet |
| 3 | Latin | opusculum | a little work, a trifle |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |