Where does “misère” come from?
misère (French) comes from Latin miseria, from Latin miser, from Proto-Italic misseros, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...
misère (French): misery; poverty; dear me! dear Lord! oh boy!...
Definitions
- misery; poverty; dear me! dear Lord! oh boy!...
Ancestry of “misère”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | miseria | misfortune; misery, distress, affliction |
| 2 | Latin | miser | poor, wretched, pitiful; miserable, unhappy;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | misseros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēwdʰ- | to complain, be emotional about; to complain or... |
Words derived from “misère”