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Where does “neică” come from?

neică (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ică, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

neică (Romanian): Term used by youth to address an older man or...

Definitions

  1. Term used by youth to address an older man or...

Ancestry of “neică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ică—
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-ique—
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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