Where does “micșorime” come from?

micșorime (Romanian) comes 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.

micșorime (Romanian): smallness

Definitions

  1. smallness

Ancestry of “micșorime”, step by step

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