Where does “pismirism” come from?
pismirism (English) comes from English pismire, from Middle English pissemyre, from Middle English mire, from French mire, from Italian mira, from Italian mirare, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
pismirism (English): Hoarding of money; frugality
Definitions
- Hoarding of money; frugality
Ancestry of “pismirism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pismire | An ant |
| 2 | Middle English | pissemyre | a pismire; an ant |
| 3 | Middle English | mire | Marshy or swampy land; a mire or peat; A region... |
| 4 | French | mire | aim; foresight; target |
| 5 | Italian | mira | aim; sight; aim, goal, purpose, design,... |
| 6 | Italian | mirare | to aim, to take aim, to sight, to point; to... |
| 7 | Latin | mīror | — |
| 8 | Latin | mīrus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | smeiros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sméyros | laughing, smiling |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | smey- | to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be... |