Where does “misère” come from?

misère (English) comes from French misère, from Latin miseria, from Latin miser, from Proto-Italic misseros, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

misère (English): A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of...

Definitions

  1. A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of...

Ancestry of “misère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmisèremisery; poverty; dear me! dear Lord! oh boy!...
2Latinmiseriamisfortune; misery, distress, affliction
3Latinmiserpoor, wretched, pitiful; miserable, unhappy;...
4Proto-Italicmisseros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēwdʰ-to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic misseros →Every word from Latin miser →