macilent

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*mh₂ḱrós
2. Latin · derived frommacer“meager; poor”
3. Latin · derived frommaciēs“leanness; poverty”
4. Latin · derived frommacilentus“lean, thin, meagre”
5. English todaymacilent

From Latin macilentus (“lean, thin, meagre”), from Latin maciēs (“leanness; poverty”), from Latin macer (“meager; poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with English emaciate and meagre.

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