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Where does “desmigar” come from?

desmigar (Spanish) comes from Spanish miga, from Old Spanish miga, from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smēyg-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

desmigar (Spanish): to crumble

Definitions

  1. to crumble

Ancestry of “desmigar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmigacrumb; essence, core; crumb, bit
2Old Spanishmiga—
3Latinmīca—
4Proto-Italicsmīkā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear
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