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Where does “mizeria” come from?

mizeria (Polish) comes from Latin miseria, from Latin miser, from Proto-Italic misseros, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

mizeria (Polish): mizeria; misery, distress, dearth, squalor

Definitions

  1. mizeria; misery, distress, dearth, squalor

Ancestry of “mizeria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmiseriamisfortune; misery, distress, affliction
2Latinmiserpoor, wretched, pitiful; miserable, unhappy;...
3Proto-Italicmisseros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēwdʰ-to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...
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