Where does “Micești” come from?

Micești (Romanian) comes from Romanian Micu, from Romanian mic, from Vulgar Latin miccus, from Ancient Greek μῑκκός, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “Micești”, step by step

Micești traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Micu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMicu—
2Romanianmiclittle, small; little boy, child, toddler, tyke,...
3Vulgar Latinmiccus—
4Ancient Greekμῑκκόςsmall
5Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Romanian Micuș

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMicușRenamed to Micești
2HungarianMikus—
3HungarianMiklósNicholas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Ancient Greek μῑκκός →