Where does “săpaș” come from?

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

săpaș (Romanian): digger

Definitions

  1. digger

Ancestry of “săpaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansăpato dig, delve, burrow
2Vulgar Latinsappare—
3Latinsappaa sort of mattock
Every word from Latin sappa →Every word from Vulgar Latin sappare →Every word from Romanian săpa →