Where does “magro” come from?

magro (Spanish) comes from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

magro (Spanish): lean, without fat; loin of pork

Definitions

  1. lean, without fat; loin of pork

Ancestry of “magro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
2Proto-Italicmakros—
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 Proto-Italic makros →
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