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Where does “micragnoso” come from?

micragnoso (Italian) comes from Italian micragna, from Latin hēmicrānia, from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

micragnoso (Italian): stingy, mean; very poor, penniless,...

Definitions

  1. stingy, mean; very poor, penniless,...

Ancestry of “micragnoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmicragnapoverty; stinginess, meanness
2Latinhēmicrānia—
3Ancient Greekἡμικρᾱνίᾰ—
4Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
5Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
6Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “micragnoso”

  • micragnosamente
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