Where does “gica” come from?
gica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Romanian Georgică, 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'.
gica (Serbo-Croatian): piggy, piglet
Definitions
- piggy, piglet
Ancestry of “gica”, step by step
gica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Georgică
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Georgică | — |
| 2 | Romanian | -ică | forms diminutives |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via Serbo-Croatian gȉc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | gȉc | — |