morsel

The story

1. Latin · derived frommorsum“a bit”
2. Medieval Latin · derived frommorsellum“a bit, a little piece”
3. Old French · derived frommorsel
4. Middle English · inherited frommorsel
5. English todaymorsel

From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“to bite”). Compare French morceau, whence the English doublet morceau.

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