Where does “mi” come from?
Mi comes from Latin mira, whose original meaning is uncertain.
mi (English): A syllable used in sol-fa to represent the third...
Definitions
- A syllable used in sol-fa to represent the third...
Ancestry of “mi”, step by step
mi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English mi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mi | First-person singular genitive determiner: my |
| 2 | Middle English | min | First-person singular genitive determiner: my;... |
| 3 | Old English | mīn | my, mine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mīn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |
via Latin mira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mira | inflection of mīrus: ## nominative/vocative... |