Where does “morsel” come from?
morsel (Middle English) comes from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum, from Latin morsum, from Latin morsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
morsel (Middle English): A small piece or fragment of something; a morsel
Definitions
- A small piece or fragment of something; a morsel
Ancestry of “morsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | morsel | morsel; bit; piece |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | morsellum | a bit, a little piece; a small piece |
| 3 | Latin | morsum | a piece, bit; accusative singular of morsus |
| 4 | Latin | morsus | bitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |