Where does “macer” come from?

macer (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

macer (Latin): lean, skinny, meager; thin, poor

Definitions

  1. lean, skinny, meager; thin, poor

Ancestry of “macer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmakros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “macer”

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