Where does “morsel” come from?
Morsel comes from Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum, from Latin morsum, the past participle of mordeo meaning to bite.
morsel (English): A small fragment or share of something, commonly...
Definitions
- A small fragment or share of something, commonly...
Ancestry of “morsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | morsel | A small piece or fragment of something; a morsel |
| 2 | Old French | morsel | morsel; bit; piece |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | morsellum | a bit, a little piece; a small piece |
| 4 | Latin | morsum | a piece, bit; accusative singular of morsus |
| 5 | Latin | morsus | bitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |