Where does “mic” come from?

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

mic (Romanian): little, small; little boy, child, toddler, tyke,...

Definitions

  1. little, small; little boy, child, toddler, tyke,...

Ancestry of “mic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmiccus
2Ancient Greekμῑκκόςsmall
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek μῑκκός
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