Where does “mese” come from?

mese (English) comes from Middle English mese, from Old English mēse, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

mese (English): A dinner; meal; To moderate; subdue; abate;...

Definitions

  1. A dinner; meal; To moderate; subdue; abate;...

Ancestry of “mese”, step by step

mese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English mese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmesemoss
2Old Englishmēse—
3Latinmēnsaa table
4Latinmēnsushaving measured, estimated
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Latin Mese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMeseOne of the Stoechades
2Ancient GreekΜέση—

Words derived from “mese”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →