Where does “émiettable” come from?
émiettable (French) comes from French émietter, from French miette, from French mie, from Old French mie, from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smēyg-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.
émiettable (French): crumbly, crumblable
Definitions
- crumbly, crumblable
Ancestry of “émiettable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | émietter | to crumble; To eat away; To crumble; to whittle... |
| 2 | French | miette | crumb |
| 3 | French | mie | crumb |
| 4 | Old French | mie | crumb; not |
| 5 | Latin | mīca | a grain, crumb |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | smīkā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smēyg- | small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smē- | to rub; smear |