Where does “maigre” come from?

maigre (French) comes 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.

maigre (French): meagre, skinny; lean, thin; meagre

Definitions

  1. meagre, skinny; lean, thin; meagre

Ancestry of “maigre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmegreskinny, very slim
2LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
3Proto-Italicmakros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “maigre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →
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