Where does “miseria” come from?

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

miseria (Spanish): misery; poverty; avarice, greed

Definitions

  1. misery; poverty; avarice, greed

Ancestry of “miseria”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic misseros →Every word from Latin miser →