Where does “mis” come from?

mis (Czech) comes from Czech mísa, from Proto-Slavic misa, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

mis (Czech): genitive plural of mísa; genitive plural of miso;...

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of mísa; genitive plural of miso;...

Ancestry of “mis”, step by step

mis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech mísa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmísabowl
2Proto-Slavicmisabowl
3Latinmēnsaa table
4Latinmēnsushaving measured, estimated
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Czech mísit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmísitto mix
2Old Czechmiesitito mix
3Proto-Slavicměsitito mix; to knead
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmáiśīˀteito mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoyḱ-éye-tito mix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Czech miso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmisomiso
2Old Japaneseみそ—
3Proto-Japonicminsə—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin mēnsus →