Where does “surtucar” come from?
surtucar (Romanian) comes from Romanian surtuc, from Russian сюртук, from French surtout, from French sûr, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper.
surtucar (Romanian): townsman
Definitions
- townsman
Ancestry of “surtucar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | surtuc | coat |
| 2 | Russian | сюртук | frock coat |
| 3 | French | surtout | above all; especially; surtout |
| 4 | French | sûr | sure, certain; trustworthy; safe |
| 5 | Middle French | sur | — |
| 6 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 7 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 8 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |