Where does “mësonjës” come from?
mësonjës (Albanian) comes from Albanian mësoj, from Old Albanian mpson, from Proto-Albanian imbitjɔnit, from Vulgar Latin invitio, from Latin vitiō, from Latin vitium, from Proto-Indo-European wi-tio-, from Proto-Indo-European wei — guilt, vice, fault.
Ancestry of “mësonjës”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | mësoj | to teach, instruct, train; to learn, learn of,... |
| 2 | Old Albanian | mpson | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | imbitjɔnit | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | invitio | I become accustomed to |
| 5 | Latin | vitiō | to vitiate, make faulty, spoil, taint, corrupt, damage |
| 6 | Latin | vitium | flaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-tio- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wei | guilt, vice, fault |