Where does “amincissement” come from?
amincissement (French) comes from French amincir, 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.
amincissement (French): thinning
Definitions
- thinning
Ancestry of “amincissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amincir | to thin; to get thinner |
| 2 | French | mince | thin, slim, slender; drat!, darn!; wow!, blimey! |
| 3 | French | merde | shit!, crap!; break a leg!; turd, piece of feces,... |
| 4 | Middle French | merde | shit |
| 5 | Old French | merde | shit |
| 6 | Latin | merda | dung, excrement, shit |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | (s)merdā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smerd-h₂- | stench |