Where does “măcrime” come from?

măcrime (Romanian) comes from Romanian macru, from Latin macrum, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

măcrime (Romanian): leanness, lack of fat

Definitions

  1. leanness, lack of fat

Ancestry of “măcrime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmacrulean, meager, without fat or low-fat
2Latinmacrumnominative neuter singular of macer; accusative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Latin macrum →