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
Ancestry of “amaigrissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | amaigrir | to emaciate make thinner; to get thinner , to... |
| 2 | French | maigre | meagre, skinny; lean, thin; meagre |
| 3 | Old French | megre | — |
| 4 | Latin | Macer | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |