smicker
English
/ˈsmɪkə(ɹ)/
adj
Definitions
- Elegant; fine; gay.
- Amorous; wanton.
- Spruce; smart.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English smiker inherited from Old English smicer (tasteful, elegant, fair, beauteous) inherited from Proto-Germanic *smikraz (fine, fair, elegant, delicate, tender) derived from Proto-Indo-European *smēyg- (small, delicate, thin), *smē-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*smē-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mica English
- micaceous English
- *mica Latin
- *micca Latin
- *mīcācula Latin
- micella Latin
- micidus Latin
- mīca Latin
- mīcha Latin
- mica Italian
- micella Italian
- mica French
- micelle French
- mica Spanish, Castilian
- μικρός Ancient Greek
- *smē- Proto-Indo-European
- *smēyg- Proto-Indo-European
- mica Portuguese
- micela Portuguese
- *smikraz Proto-Germanic
- *smēhijaną Proto-Germanic
- smicer Old English
- smiker Middle English
- mie Old French
- mica Galician
- miga Galician
- dumica Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- miga Old Portuguese
- dinjic Aromanian
- Miigge Alemannic German
- *smīkā Proto-Italic
- miga Old Spanish