Where does “mailed” come from?
Mailed derives from English mail, from Middle English mal, from Old French malle, from Latin masculus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European molko- and mey-.
mailed (English): simple past tense and past participle of mail;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of mail;...
Ancestry of “mailed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mayled | Made out of mail or resembling something made in that way |
| 2 | Middle English | mayle | A ring or plate that forms mail |
| 3 | Old French | maille | chainmail; mail |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |