Where does “pușcărire” come from?
pușcărire (Romanian) comes from Romanian pușcări, from Romanian pușcă, from Hungarian puska, from Czech puška, from Old Czech puška, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis — box tree; boxwood.
pușcărire (Romanian): imprisonment
Definitions
- imprisonment
Ancestry of “pușcărire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pușcări | to shoot a cannon |
| 2 | Romanian | pușcă | rifle, gun |
| 3 | Hungarian | puska | rifle, gun; cheat sheet |
| 4 | Czech | puška | rifle; gun |
| 5 | Old Czech | puška | vessel, small box |
| 6 | Old High German | buhsa | box |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 8 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 9 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |