Where does “săpa” come from?

săpa (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin sappare, from Latin sappa — a sort of mattock.

săpa (Romanian): to dig, delve, burrow

Definitions

  1. to dig, delve, burrow

Ancestry of “săpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsappare—
2Latinsappaa sort of mattock

Words derived from “săpa”

Every word from Latin sappa →Every word from Vulgar Latin sappare →