Where does “memitzar” come from?
memitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan mem, from English meme, from French mémé, from French mamie, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
memitzar (Catalan): to memeify
Definitions
- to memeify
Ancestry of “memitzar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mem | meme; internet meme |
| 2 | English | meme | Any unit of cultural information, such as a... |
| 3 | French | mémé | Grandma, granny, nana |
| 4 | French | mamie | granny, grandma |
| 5 | Romanian | mamă | mother |
| 6 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 7 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |