Where does “lup de mare mic” come from?

lup de mare mic (Romanian) comes from Romanian de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

lup de mare mic (Romanian): Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Definitions

  1. Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Ancestry of “lup de mare mic”, step by step

lup de mare mic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian mare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmarebig, large, great; great, mighty; sea
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Romanian mic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmiclittle, small; little boy, child, toddler, tyke,...
2Vulgar Latinmiccus—
3Ancient Greekμῑκκόςsmall
4Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →