LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

mīcācula

*mīcācula f

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancereconstructionsmall crumb

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/miˈɡaʎʎa//miˈɡaʎʎas/

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)meyk-
  2. Proto-Italic*(s)mīkā?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*meyk-
  4. Proto-Italic*meikā?
  5. Latinmīcācula

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin *mīcācula From mīca (“crumb”) + -cula (diminutive ending).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesemigalhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese *migalla
  • Spanishmigaja
  • Asturianmigaya
  • Galicianmigallafrom Old Galician-Portuguese *migalla
Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalmiaille
  • Franco-Provençalmiaillon
  • Gasconmigalha
  • Champenoismiaillefrom Old French mieille
  • Walloonmiâyefrom Old French mieille

Quick answers

What does mīcācula mean in Latin?
mīcācula, a noun, means “small crumb”.
Where does mīcācula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyk- → Proto-Italic *(s)mīkā? → Proto-Indo-European *meyk- → Proto-Italic *meikā? → Latin mīcācula.