Where does “surceluță” come from?
surceluță (Romanian) comes from Romanian surcea, from Romanian surcel, from Vulgar Latin surcellus, from Latin surculus, from Latin surus, from Turkish sürmek, from Ottoman Turkish سورمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish sür- — to vade away; to drive away, banish.
Ancestry of “surceluță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | surcea | sliver, splint, chip |
| 2 | Romanian | surcel | sliver, splint, chip |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | surcellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | surculus | shoot, sprout, sprig, twig |
| 5 | Latin | surus | A branch, a stake |
| 6 | Turkish | sürmek | To operate a wheeled vehicle; to drive, to ride |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | سورمك | to drive, drive away, banish, advance, sell in... |
| 8 | Old Anatolian Turkish | sür- | to drive away, spend time, go ahead, advance; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | sǖr- | to vade away; to drive away, banish |