Where does “émacier” come from?

émacier (French) comes from Latin emacio, from Latin maciēs, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

émacier (French): to make someone emaciated, to emaciate someone

Definitions

  1. to make someone emaciated, to emaciate someone

Ancestry of “émacier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemacioto make lean, cause to waste away
2Latinmaciēsleanness, thinness, meagerness
3LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “émacier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →