Where does “saricuță” come from?
saricuță (Romanian) comes from Romanian sarică, from Latin sarica, from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “saricuță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sarică | fluffy woolen mantle worn by peasants, especially... |
| 2 | Latin | sarica | — |
| 3 | Latin | sērica | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σηρικός | seric, silken |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |