Where does “miteusement” come from?
miteusement (French) comes from French miteux, from French mite, from Old French mitte, from Middle Dutch mīte, from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
miteusement (French): shabbily
Ancestry of “miteusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | miteux | shabby, seedy |
| 2 | French | mite | mite; moth, particularly one whose larva destroys... |
| 3 | Old French | mitte | kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mīte | moth, mite |
| 5 | Latin | mēta | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |