Where does “morceler” come from?
morceler (French) comes from French morceau, from Middle French morceau, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum, from Latin morsum, from Latin morsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
morceler (French): to break up; to divide up
Definitions
- to break up; to divide up
Ancestry of “morceler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | morceau | piece, slice, bit, morsel; gun, piece |
| 2 | Middle French | morceau | bit; piece |
| 3 | Old French | morsel | morsel; bit; piece |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | morsellum | a bit, a little piece; a small piece |
| 5 | Latin | morsum | a piece, bit; accusative singular of morsus |
| 6 | Latin | morsus | bitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “morceler”