Where does “pușcătură” come from?
pușcătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian pușca, 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.
pușcătură (Romanian): shot
Definitions
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Ancestry of “pușcătură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pușca | to shoot; definite nominative/accusative singular... |
| 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 |