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Where does “amaigrissement” come from?

amaigrissement (French) comes from French amaigrir, from French maigre, from Old French megre, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

amaigrissement (French): emaciation

Definitions

  1. emaciation

Ancestry of “amaigrissement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamaigrirto emaciate make thinner; to get thinner , to...
2Frenchmaigremeagre, skinny; lean, thin; meagre
3Old Frenchmegre—
4LatinMacer—
5Proto-Italicmakros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
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