Where does “stricăcioșie” come from?
stricăcioșie (Romanian) comes from Romanian stricăcios, from Romanian strica, from Latin extrico, from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
stricăcioșie (Romanian): injury
Definitions
- injury
Ancestry of “stricăcioșie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | stricăcios | harmful |
| 2 | Romanian | strica | to spoil, ruin, damage, mar; to destroy, break |
| 3 | Latin | extrico | I disentangle, extricate, free |
| 4 | Latin | tricae | trifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |