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Where does “pietricică” come from?

pietricică (Romanian) comes from Romanian piatră, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα — rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone.

pietricică (Romanian): Diminutive of piatră: pebble

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of piatră: pebble

Ancestry of “pietricică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpiatrăstone
2Latinpetrastone, rock
3Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
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