Where does “mizè” come from?
mizè (Haitian Creole) comes from French misère, from Latin miseria, from Latin miser, from Proto-Italic misseros, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...
mizè (Haitian Creole): misery
Definitions
- misery
Ancestry of “mizè”, step by step
mizè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French misère
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | misère | misery; poverty; dear me! dear Lord! oh boy!... |
| 2 | Latin | miseria | misfortune; misery, distress, affliction |
| 3 | Latin | miser | poor, wretched, pitiful; miserable, unhappy;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | misseros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēwdʰ- | to complain, be emotional about; to complain or... |