[tied] Re: Romance Pequeno, Pequeño, Petit, Piccolo

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Pere" <elrond@...> wrote:

> From latin ciccum, like catalan xic.
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> Pedro.
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> And how about Spanish chico "small, little child"? What's its

origin? Could be from *pliccus < *picclus < *picculus?


Latin ciccum? Maybe this fits with Rom. "Tâcã" as well .
Is there an Latin "neciccum" as well? I wonder about "ni(n)Ticã"
here.
Explanations:
Tâcã= appelative for a little boy
ni(n)Ticã, ninTel= a little

Alex