Where does “amincir” come from?

amincir (French) comes from French mince, from French merde, from Middle French merde, from Old French merde, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.

amincir (French): to thin; to get thinner

Definitions

  1. to thin; to get thinner

Ancestry of “amincir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmincethin, slim, slender; drat!, darn!; wow!, blimey!
2Frenchmerdeshit!, crap!; break a leg!; turd, piece of feces,...
3Middle Frenchmerdeshit
4Old Frenchmerdeshit
5Latinmerdadung, excrement, shit
6Proto-Italic(s)merdā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmerd-h₂-stench

Words derived from “amincir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic (s)merdā →Every word from Latin merda →
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