English
macilent
Macilent comes from Latin macilentus ‘lean, thin, meagre’, from maciēs ‘leanness’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘long’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ḱ-‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mh₂ḱrós‘lean, meager’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*makrosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmacer‘meager’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaciēs‘leanness’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmacilentus‘lean, thin, meagre’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1675–1702macilent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ḱ-‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mh₂ḱrós‘lean, meager’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*makrosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmacer‘meager’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaciēs‘leanness’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmacilentus‘lean, thin, meagre’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1675–1702macilent
Earliest quotation: c. 1675–1702, John Howe, The Living Temple: “It ought not to be doubted but that there…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘long’
through Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
through Latin macer ‘meager’
Today it means
adj Lean; thin; emaciated
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- / macilent