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

  1. piggy, piglet

Ancestry of “gica”, step by step

gica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Georgică

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianGeorgică
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'

via Serbo-Croatian gȉc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangȉc

Words derived from “gica

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikosEvery word from Latin -icusEvery word from French -ique