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Where does “macrior” come from?

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

macrior (Latin): thinner, poorer, more meager

Definitions

  1. thinner, poorer, more meager

Ancestry of “macrior”, step by step

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