Where does “tocănitură” come from?
tocănitură (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.
tocănitură (Romanian): thump, knock
Definitions
- thump, knock
Ancestry of “tocănitură”, 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 |