Where does “macresco” come from?

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

macresco (Latin): I become thin, lean, meagre

Definitions

  1. I become thin, lean, meagre

Ancestry of “macresco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
2Proto-Italicmakros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “macresco”

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