Where does “mite” come from?

mite (Italian) comes from Latin mītis — mild, mellow, mature, ripe; sweet, juicy, succulent.

mite (Italian): mild; moderate; balmy, mild

Definitions

  1. mild; moderate; balmy, mild

Ancestry of “mite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmītismild, mellow, mature, ripe; sweet, juicy, succulent

Words derived from “mite”

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