Where does “hot mess” come from?
hot mess (English) comes from English mess, from Middle English mes, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
hot mess (English): A warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often...
Definitions
- A warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often...
Ancestry of “hot mess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mess | A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things;... |
| 2 | Middle English | mes | serving |
| 3 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |