morsel

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small quantity of anything

   I only need a morsel of paper.

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Simplified etymology

Morsel entered Middle English from Old French morsel “a little bite,” ultimately from Latin mordere “to bite.”

From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“to bite”). Compare French morceau, whence the English doublet morceau.

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