Where does “Vima Mică” come from?
Vima Mică (Romanian) comes 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 “Vima Mică”, step by step
Vima Mică traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian mic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mic | little, small; little boy, child, toddler, tyke,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | miccus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῑκκός | small |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μικρός | little, small |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Norwegian Nynorsk vima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vima | to drift, wander aimlessly, as if dizzy or... |