Where does “Bălănică” come from?

Bălănică (Romanian) comes 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 “Bălănică”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	-ică	forms diminutives
2	French	-ique	Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3	Middle French	-ique	ic
4	Old French	-ique	-ic
5	Latin	-icus	belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6	Proto-Italic	*-ikos	forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from French -ique →