Where does “săpătură” come from?

săpătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ătură, from Romanian umflătură, from Romanian umfla, from Latin inflāre.

săpătură (Romanian): digging; hoeing; engraving

Definitions

  1. digging; hoeing; engraving

Ancestry of “săpătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ătură—
2Romanianumflăturăswelling
3Romanianumflato inflate, swell, puff up, blow out
4Latininflāre—
Every word from Latin inflāre →Every word from Romanian -ătură →Every word from Romanian umfla →
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