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