Where does “mayo” come from?
mayo (English) comes from Irish Maigh Eo, from Irish má, from Old Irish má, from Old Irish ís, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
mayo (English): Clipping of mayonnaise; A white person
Definitions
- Clipping of mayonnaise; A white person
Ancestry of “mayo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Maigh Eo | Irish name of a county in Ireland, named Mayo in English |
| 2 | Irish | má | plain expanse of land with relatively low relief, champaign open countryside, or an area of open countryside |
| 3 | Old Irish | má | if |
| 4 | Old Irish | ís | under, below, beneath |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸīssu | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pedsú | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |