Where does “scobitoare” come from?

scobitoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian scobi, from Romanian scoabă, from Old Church Slavonic скоба, from Proto-Slavic skoba, from Portuguese escovar, from Latin scōpāre, from Latin scōpa, from Proto-Italic *skōpā.

scobitoare (Romanian): toothpick

Definitions

  1. toothpick

Ancestry of “scobitoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianscobito pick; to hollow out, dig
2Romanianscoabăniche, recess; chisel; crampon
3Old Church Slavonicскоба—
4Proto-Slavicskobabracket
5Portugueseescovarto brush, sweep
6Latinscōpāre—
7Latinscōpabranch of a plant
8Proto-Italic*skōpā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *skōpā →Every word from Latin scōpa →Every word from Latin scōpāre →