Where does “micșorătate” come from?

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

micșorătate (Romanian): pettiness

Definitions

  1. pettiness

Ancestry of “micșorătate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmicșorato shrink, make smaller, diminish, reduce
2Romanianmicșor—
3Romanianmiclittle, small; little boy, child, toddler, tyke,...
4Vulgar Latinmiccus—
5Ancient Greekμῑκκόςsmall
6Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Ancient Greek μῑκκός →