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Where does “meum” come from?

Meum comes from Latin meum, the neuter form of Latin meus, which derives from Proto-Italic meos, all meaning "my" or "mine."

meum (English): spignel, "Meum athamanticum"

Definitions

  1. spignel, "Meum athamanticum"

Ancestry of “meum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēum—
2Ancient Greekμῆονbaldmoney, spignel
3Ancient Greekμεῖονinflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...
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