Where does “micime” come from?

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

micime (Romanian): smallness

Definitions

  1. smallness

Ancestry of “micime”, step by step

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 mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Ancient Greek μῑκκός →