Where does “Vasiliuț” come from?

Vasiliuț (Romanian) comes from Romanian Vasile, from Church Slavonic Василии, from Ancient Greek βασίλειος, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

Ancestry of “Vasiliuț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianVasile
2Church SlavonicВасилии
3Ancient Greekβασίλειοςof the king, kingly, royal
4Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
5Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king
Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléusEvery word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βασίλειος