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Where does “emaciamento” come from?

emaciamento (Italian) comes from Italian emaciare, from Latin emacio, from Latin maciēs, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

emaciamento (Italian): slimming

Definitions

  1. slimming

Ancestry of “emaciamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianemaciareTo emaciate
2Latinemacioto make lean, cause to waste away
3Latinmaciēs—
4LatinMacer—
5Proto-Italicmakros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
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