Where does “tocănire” come from?
tocănire (Romanian) comes from Romanian tocăni, 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.
tocănire (Romanian): knocking
Definitions
- knocking
Ancestry of “tocănire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tocăni | to knock, to thump |
| 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 |