Where does “magro” come from?

magro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese magro, from Latin macrum, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

magro (Portuguese): thin having little fat

Definitions

  1. thin having little fat

Ancestry of “magro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemagro—
2Latinmacrumnominative neuter singular of macer; accusative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “magro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Latin macrum →
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