Where does “urcioraș” come from?

urcioraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian urcior, from Latin urceolus, from Latin urceus, from Latin orca, from Ancient Greek ὕρχη — A jar for pickles or for wine.

urcioraș (Romanian): small jug

Definitions

  1. small jug

Ancestry of “urcioraș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianurciorjug, pitcher
2Latinurceolussmall jug or pitcher
3Latinurceusjug, pitcher, ewer; mug
4Latinorcaorc, orca; butt, tun
5Ancient GreekὕρχηA jar for pickles or for wine
Every word from Ancient Greek ὕρχη →Every word from Latin orca →Every word from Latin urceus →