Where does “micellic” come from?

micellic (Old English) comes from Old English miċel, from Proto-West Germanic mikil, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.

micellic (Old English): great, grand, magnificent, splendid, illustrious

Definitions

  1. great, grand, magnificent, splendid, illustrious

Ancestry of “micellic”, step by step

micellic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English miċel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmiċelgreat, large, much
2Proto-West Germanicmikilbig, large
3Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—

via Old English līċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīċbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mikilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mikil →
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