Proto-Indo-European

*meyk-

‘to shimmer’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *meyk-.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *meyk-, most familiar first.

• mica ← *meikā
• micaceous ← mica ← mīca ← *meikā
• emication ← emicatio ← emicare ← micō
• micacious ← micō

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meyk-