Where does “mie” come from?

mie (French) comes from Old French mie, from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smēyg-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

mie (French): crumb

Definitions

  1. crumb

Ancestry of “mie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmiecrumb; not
2Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
3Proto-Italicsmīkā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

Words derived from “mie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic smīkā →
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