Where does “romașcă” come from?
romașcă (Romanian) comes from Russian рома́шка, from Russian романъ, from New Latin anthemis romana.
romașcă (Romanian): oxeye daisy
Definitions
- oxeye daisy
Ancestry of “romașcă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | рома́шка | camomile, mayweed, Matricaria |
| 2 | Russian | романъ | camomile |
| 3 | New Latin | anthemis romana | — |