Where does “meany” come from?
meany (English) comes from Middle English meyne, from Middle English meine, from Old French mesnie, from Vulgar Latin mansionata, from Latin mansiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
meany (English): Alternative spelling of meanie
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of meanie
Ancestry of “meany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | meyne | Alternative form of min; Alternative form of mayn |
| 2 | Middle English | meine | — |
| 3 | Old French | mesnie | household |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mansionata | — |
| 5 | Latin | mansiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |