Where does “pismire” come from?
pismire (English) comes from Middle English pissemyre, 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...
pismire (English): An ant
Definitions
- An ant
Ancestry of “pismire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pissemyre | a pismire; an ant |
| 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 | to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at |
| 7 | Latin | mīrus | wonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculous |
| 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... |