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