Where does “pickmire” come from?
pickmire (English) comes from English mire, from Middle English mire, from French mire, from Italian mira, from Italian mirare, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
pickmire (English): The peewit, or black-headed gull
Definitions
- The peewit, or black-headed gull
Ancestry of “pickmire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mire | Deep mud; moist, spongy earth; An undesirable... |
| 2 | Middle English | mire | Marshy or swampy land; a mire or peat; A region... |
| 3 | French | mire | aim; foresight; target |
| 4 | Italian | mira | aim; sight; aim, goal, purpose, design,... |
| 5 | Italian | mirare | to aim, to take aim, to sight, to point; to... |
| 6 | Latin | mīror | — |
| 7 | Latin | mīrus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | smeiros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sméyros | laughing, smiling |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smey- | to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be... |