Where does “meal” come from?
meal (English) comes from English molé, from English Moll, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם.
meal (English): Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a...
Definitions
- Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a...
Ancestry of “meal”, step by step
meal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English molé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | molé | Alternative spelling of mole |
| 2 | English | Moll | A pet name for Mary |
| 3 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 4 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 6 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 8 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 9 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 10 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via Old English mæl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mæl | a measure; mark, sign; time, occasion, season |
| 2 | Gothic | 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌻 | market, marketplace |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maþlą | gathering; speech; legal case |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtaną | to be allowed, to be permitted to, may |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mōd- | to permit, make able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |