cearcăn

See also: cearcan

Romanian

Etymology

The exactly etymology is uncertain, but it is most often derived from Latin circinus (itself from Ancient Greek κίρκινος (kírkinos)), which however, should have normally yielded a *cercen or *cearcen in Romanian according to phonetic rules; some have sought to derive it from a cearcene, plural of the hypothetical *cearcen, by analogy with other words like gemene - geamăn, mesteceni - mesteacăn, cf. also leagăne - leagăn, etc. Alternatively, the word may have come instead from a Vulgar Latin *carcinus, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos), which meant "crab" and "cancer", but also "a pair of compasses", which fits with one of the older senses of this word (but is also found in Latin circinus, from another Greek root). From here and through an early Romanian root *carcen, the form cearcăn could have been reached through a process of metathesis. It is also possible that the word is an internal derivation from cerc (“circle”) in Romanian[1]. Compare French cerne.

Noun

cearcăn n (plural cearcăne)

dark ring or circle under the eyes
halo
(archaic) compass of a cooper
(obsolete) circle

Related terms

cerc

References

http://www.dex.ro/cearc%C4%83n

[1] ttp://www.dex.ro/cearc%C4%83n

单词	cearcăn
释义	cearcăn See also: cearcan Romanian Etymology The exactly etymology is uncertain, but it is most often derived from Latin circinus (itself from Ancient Greek κίρκινος (kírkinos)), which however, should have normally yielded a cercen or cearcen in Romanian according to phonetic rules; some have sought to derive it from a cearcene, plural of the hypothetical cearcen, by analogy with other words like gemene* - geamăn, mesteceni - mesteacăn, cf. also leagăne - leagăn, etc. Alternatively, the word may have come instead from a Vulgar Latin carcinus, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος* (karkínos), which meant "crab" and "cancer", but also "a pair of compasses", which fits with one of the older senses of this word (but is also found in Latin circinus, from another Greek root). From here and through an early Romanian root carcen, the form cearcăn* could have been reached through a process of metathesis. It is also possible that the word is an internal derivation from cerc (“circle”) in Romanian[1]. Compare French cerne. Noun cearcăn n (plural cearcăne) dark ring or circle under the eyes halo (archaic) compass of a cooper (obsolete) circle Related terms cerc References http://www.dex.ro/cearc%C4%83n
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