Where does “macilentia” come from?
macilentia (Latin) comes from Latin macilentus, from Latin -ilentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
macilentia (Latin): leanness, thinness, meagerness
Definitions
- leanness, thinness, meagerness
Ancestry of “macilentia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | macilentus | lean, thin, meagre |
| 2 | Latin | -ilentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 3 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 4 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 5 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |