Where does “sapeur” come from?

sapeur (Romanian) comes from French sapeur, from French sape, from Old French sappe, from Latin sappa — a sort of mattock.

sapeur (Romanian): digger

Definitions

  1. digger

Ancestry of “sapeur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsapeursapper; A member of the social movement known as...
2Frenchsapea small scythe; hoe, mattock; fashion, style
3Old Frenchsappe—
4Latinsappaa sort of mattock
Every word from Latin sappa →