Where does “mesne” come from?

mesne (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French moien, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

mesne (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of moien

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of moien

Ancestry of “mesne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoienmiddle; centre; mediator; middle; central
2Latinmediānusmiddle, central
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “mesne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →