Where does “memberlist” come from?

memberlist (English) comes from English member, from Middle English membre, from Old French membre, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-.

memberlist (English): A list of members (of a website, etc.)

Definitions

  1. A list of members (of a website, etc.)

Ancestry of “memberlist”, step by step

memberlist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English member

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmemberOne who officially belongs to a group; A part of...
2Middle Englishmembre—
3Old Frenchmembrelimb
4Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
5Proto-Italicmemzrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

via English List

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishListA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth
2Frenchlistelist
3Germanlīstelist
4Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
5Old High Germanlīsta—
6Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →