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
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”

misère
Misär
miséreux
misääri
Misere
mizerie
cache-misère
mizè
мизерный

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic misseros →Every word from Latin miser →