Words that come from Proto-Italic “misseros”

56 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-Italic misseros — including misery, miser, miserly, measly, misericordia, miserliness, misère, immiseration.

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English (15)

Latin (14)

Italian (4)

French (3)

Spanish (3)

Romanian (3)

Old French (3)

Portuguese (3)

Polish (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Russian (1)

Norman (1)

Finnish (1)

German (1)

Middle English (1)

Anglo-Norman (1)