Where does “meu” come from?
meu (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan meu, from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic meos — my.
meu (Catalan): my, mine; Alternative form of mèu
Definitions
- my, mine; Alternative form of mèu
Ancestry of “meu”, step by step
meu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Catalan meu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | meu | my, mine |
| 2 | Latin | meus | my, mine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meos | my |
via Latin mēum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mēum | an umbelliferous plant, Meum athamanticum |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μῆον | baldmoney, spignel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεῖον | inflection of μείων :
## masculine accusative... |