Words that come from Proto-Italic “smīkā”

80 words across 22 languages descend from Proto-Italic smīkā — including mica, micelle, micellar, micaceous, micellization, hydromica, hemimicelle, premicellar.

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English (18)

French (12)

Spanish (7)

Latin (5)

Old French (5)

Catalan (4)

Portuguese (4)

Romanian (4)

Italian (3)

Old Portuguese (3)

Vulgar Latin (3)

Galician (2)

Dutch (1)

Middle French (1)

Aromanian (1)

Esperanto (1)

Thai (1)

Norman (1)

Old Spanish (1)

New Latin (1)

Late Latin (1)

Medieval Latin (1)