Where does “nicu” come from?

nicu (Sicilian) comes from Romanian Nicolae, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

nicu (Sicilian): small, little; young

Definitions

  1. small, little; young

Ancestry of “nicu”, step by step

nicu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Nicolae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianNicolae—
2Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
3Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
4Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Vulgar Latin miccus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmiccus—
2Ancient Greekμῑκκόςsmall
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “nicu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →