Where does “Bădiceanu” come from?
Bădiceanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bădicea, from Romanian bădică, from Romanian -ică, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
Ancestry of “Bădiceanu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Bădicea | — |
| 2 | Romanian | bădică | — |
| 3 | Romanian | -ică | forms diminutives |
| 4 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 5 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 6 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |