Where does “messuage” come from?
Messuage comes from Old French mesuage, from Latin messuagium, from Latin mansio (dwelling), derived from Latin mansus (settled), from Latin manus (hand), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- and man- (hand).
messuage (English): A plot of land as the site for a house; later, a...
Definitions
- A plot of land as the site for a house; later, a...
Ancestry of “messuage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mesuage | — |
| 2 | Latin | messuagium | — |
| 3 | Latin | mansio | An act or instance of staying, remaining; stay,... |
| 4 | Latin | mansus | having stayed, remained; having been chewed |
| 5 | Latin | maneo | I stay, remain, abide; I await, wait for, expect;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |