Where does “aftermeal” come from?
aftermeal (English) comes from English meal, from English molé, from English Moll, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία.
Ancestry of “aftermeal”, step by step
aftermeal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meal | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a... |
| 2 | English | molé | Alternative spelling of mole |
| 3 | English | Moll | A pet name for Mary |
| 4 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 5 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 7 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 9 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 10 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 11 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |