Where does “mee” come from?
Mee derives from Middle English me, man, and mon, tracing through Proto-Indo-European (e)me-, men-, and ḱóm, though its precise original sense remains unclear.
mee (English): Obsolete form of me; obsolete emphatic of me;...
Definitions
- Obsolete form of me; obsolete emphatic of me;...
Ancestry of “mee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | meis | Alternative form of mois |
| 2 | Latin | mēnsis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mēns | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |