Where does “mitón” come from?

mitón (Spanish) comes from French miton, from French mie, from Old French mie, from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smēyg-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

mitón (Spanish): fingerless glove

Definitions

  1. fingerless glove

Ancestry of “mitón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmitongauntlet armour
2Frenchmiecrumb
3Old Frenchmiecrumb; not
4Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
5Proto-Italicsmīkā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic smīkā →