Where does “bucățică” come from?

bucățică (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'.

bucățică (Romanian): a small piece, bit; fragment, morsel, smidgen

Definitions

  1. a small piece, bit; fragment, morsel, smidgen

Ancestry of “bucățică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-icăforms diminutives
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
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