Macer
/ˈmeɪsər/noun
A man who is thin and emaciated.
Did you know?Macer comes through Latin from a root meaning “to be lean or withered,” and it’s the same ancient family behind words about shrinking, wasting, and bodily decline.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mag-
“to knead, press, or work soft material; later branches developed senses of being soft, weak, or diminished”
Latin
Latin
macer
“thin, lean, meager”
Late Latin
Latin
macer
“thin, wasted, emaciated”
Middle English
English
macer
“a thin or emaciated person”
Modern English
English
macer
“a thin, emaciated man”