Where does “mititei” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mititei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmititelvery small, tiny, teeny-weeny; a traditional...
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 μικρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek μῑκκός
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