Where does “răgușeală” come from?
răgușeală (Romanian) comes from Romanian răguși, from Romanian gușă, from Vulgar Latin gusia, from Late Latin geusiae, from Gaulish geusi — to pour.
răgușeală (Romanian): hoarseness
Ancestry of “răgușeală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | răguși | to become/get hoarse |
| 2 | Romanian | gușă | goiter; crop, maw, gizzard; dewlap, double chin |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | gusia | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | geusiae | throat, maw |
| 5 | Gaulish | geusi | to pour |