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Where does “smagrire” come from?

smagrire (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.

smagrire (Italian): to thin; to exhaust, impoverish; to become thin

Definitions

  1. to thin; to exhaust, impoverish; to become thin

Ancestry of “smagrire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmagrothin, lean, slim, spare; low-fat, lean; meagre,...
2LatinMacer—
3Proto-Italicmakros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “smagrire”

  • smagrimento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →