Where does “scânduriță” come from?

scânduriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian scândură, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scânduriță (Romanian): small plank

Definitions

  1. small plank

Ancestry of “scânduriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianscândurăboard (piece of wood), plank
2Latinscandularoof-shingle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sked- →Every word from Latin scandula →