Where does “mèg” come from?

mèg (Haitian Creole) comes from French maigre, from Old French megre, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

mèg (Haitian Creole): thin, lean, skinny

Definitions

  1. thin, lean, skinny

Ancestry of “mèg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaigremeagre, skinny; lean, thin; meagre
2Old Frenchmegreskinny, very slim
3LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →