Where does “emaciare” come from?

emaciare (Italian) comes 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.

emaciare (Italian): To emaciate

Definitions

  1. To emaciate

Ancestry of “emaciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemacioto make lean, cause to waste away
2Latinmaciēsleanness, thinness, meagerness
3LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “emaciare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →
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