Where does “tocăniță” come from?
tocăniță (Romanian) comes from Romanian tocană, from Romanian toca, from French toque, from Italian tocca, from Italian toccare, from Vulgar Latin tucco, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną — to pull, to draw; to lead.
tocăniță (Romanian): small stew
Definitions
- small stew
Ancestry of “tocăniță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tocană | stew |
| 2 | Romanian | toca | to chop, mince, hack; to bother, pester, nag |
| 3 | French | toque | toque; a pillowbox hat; a type of round brimless... |
| 4 | Italian | tocca | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Italian | toccare | to touch |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | tucco | to knock, strike, offend; to strike; to touch; I... |
| 7 | Frankish | tukkōn | to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tukkōną | to tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |