Where does “struțucel” come from?
struțucel (Romanian) comes from Romanian struțuc, from Romanian struț, from German strauß, from Middle High German strūz, from Old High German strūz, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων.
Ancestry of “struțucel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | struțuc | — |
| 2 | Romanian | struț | ostrich large flightless bird |
| 3 | German | strauß | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | strūz | ostrich |
| 5 | Old High German | strūz | ostrich |
| 6 | Latin | strūthiō | ostrich |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |