Where does “mis” come from?
mis (English) comes from Polish mis, from Polish misa, from Proto-Slavic misa, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
mis (English): a timescale
Definitions
- a timescale
Ancestry of “mis”, step by step
mis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish mis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | mis | genitive plural of misa |
| 2 | Polish | misa | bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | misa | bowl |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsa | a table |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsus | having measured, estimated |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |