adjective/miseˈɾable/
miserable; poor; greedy, stingy
Synonyms: pobre, codicioso, avaricioso, mezquino
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mh₂isros? Proto-Italic *misseros Latin miser Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin miserārī, miseror Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin miserābilislbor. Spanish miserable Learned borrowing from Latin miserābilis.