Where does “vâlcicuță” come from?

vâlcicuță (Romanian) comes from Romanian vâlcică, from Romanian -ică, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

vâlcicuță (Romanian): small valley

Definitions

  1. small valley

Ancestry of “vâlcicuță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvâlcicăsmall valley
2Romanian-icăforms diminutives
3French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
4Middle French-iqueic
5Old French-ique-ic
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikosEvery word from Latin -icusEvery word from French -ique