Where does “racolaj” come from?

racolaj (Romanian) comes from French racolage, from French racoler, from French ré-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

racolaj (Romanian): recruitment

Definitions

  1. recruitment

Ancestry of “racolaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchracolagetouting; soliciting
2Frenchracolerto solicit, tout for (clients, business etc.), to hustle
3Frenchré-re-
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →
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