Where does “émietter” come from?

émietter (French) comes 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.

émietter (French): to crumble; To eat away; To crumble; to whittle...

Definitions

  1. to crumble; To eat away; To crumble; to whittle...

Ancestry of “émietter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmiettecrumb
2Frenchmiecrumb
3Old Frenchmiecrumb; not
4Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
5Proto-Italicsmīkā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

Words derived from “émietter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic smīkā →
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