Where does “meniality” come from?
meniality (English) comes from English menial, from Middle English meyneal, from Old French mesnal, from Old French maisnee, from Vulgar Latin mansionata, from Latin mansiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
meniality (English): The quality of being menial
Definitions
- The quality of being menial
Ancestry of “meniality”, step by step
meniality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English menial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | menial | Of or relating to work normally performed by a... |
| 2 | Middle English | meyneal | Pertaining to a household or family |
| 3 | Old French | mesnal | household (attributive); domestic |
| 4 | Old French | maisnee | household; estate |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mansionata | — |
| 6 | Latin | mansiō | An act or instance of staying, remaining; stay, continuance |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |