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Where does “Lica” come from?

Lica (Italian) comes from Romanian Vasilica, from Romanian -ică, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

Ancestry of “Lica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianVasilica—
2Romanian-ică—
3French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
4Middle French-ique—
5Old French-ique-ic
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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