mite

English

/maɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
  • A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
  • A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
  • A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
  • Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle
  • (colloquial) A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mite inherited from Old English mīte (tiny insect, mite) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (biting insect, cutter, literally) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mey-

Gloss

small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander

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Kanji

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