Where does “magre” come from?
magre (Italian) comes from Italian magro, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
magre (Italian): feminine plural of magro; plural of magra
Definitions
- feminine plural of magro; plural of magra
Ancestry of “magre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | magro | thin, lean, slim, spare; low-fat, lean; meagre,... |
| 2 | Latin | Macer | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |