Where does “mincement” come from?

mincement (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.

mincement (French): thinly

Definitions

  1. thinly

Ancestry of “mincement”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic (s)merdā →Every word from Latin merda →