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Where does “zidar” come from?

zidar (Romanian) comes from Romanian zid, from Old Church Slavonic зьдъ, from Proto-Slavic židъ, from Proto-Slavic židovinъ, from Italian giudeo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά — Judas; Judah, Judas.

zidar (Romanian): mason, bricklayer

Definitions

  1. mason, bricklayer

Ancestry of “zidar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzidwall
2Old Church Slavonicзьдъ—
3Proto-SlavicžidъJew; giant, mythical person
4Proto-Slavicžidovinъ—
5ItaliangiudeoJewish; Synonym of giudio; Jew
6LatinIūdaeus—
7Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
8Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
9HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
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