Where does “Antonache” come from?

Antonache (Romanian) comes from Greek Αντωνάκης, from Greek Άκης, from Greek -άκης, from Byzantine Greek -άκης.

Ancestry of “Antonache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΑντωνάκηςTony
2GreekΆκης—
3Greek-άκηςGives a diminutive form of a masculine first...
4Byzantine Greek-άκης—
Every word from Byzantine Greek -άκης →Every word from Greek -άκης →Every word from Greek Άκης →