Where does “magreso” come from?
magreso (Ido) comes from Ido magra, from Spanish magro, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
magreso (Ido): meagerness, emaciation
Ancestry of “magreso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | magra | lean, meager, lank, spare; poor, sorry, scant,... |
| 2 | Spanish | magro | lean, without fat; loin of pork |
| 3 | Latin | Macer | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |