Where does “răsură” come from?
răsură (Romanian) comes from Romanian râs, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
răsură (Romanian): shave
Definitions
- shave
Ancestry of “răsură”, step by step
răsură traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian râs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | râs | laughter, laugh; past participle of râde; lynx |
| 2 | Latin | rāsus | scraped, shaved |
| 3 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |
via Latin rāsūra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rāsūra | a scraping, shaving |