Where does “mihi” come from?
mihi (English) comes from Maori mihi, from English missy, from English Miss, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister — big, great.
mihi (English): A greeting, in Maori culture
Definitions
- A greeting, in Maori culture
Ancestry of “mihi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | mihi | A welcome; A speech made to welcome somebody; To... |
| 2 | English | missy | A young female, or miss; as a term of mild... |
| 3 | English | Miss | Form of address, now used chiefly for an... |
| 4 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 5 | Middle English | maistresse | mistress |
| 6 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 7 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 8 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |