Where does “Messieurs” come from?
Messieurs (French) comes from French mes, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa — to be able.
Messieurs (French): plural of Monsieur
Definitions
- plural of Monsieur
Ancestry of “Messieurs”, step by step
Messieurs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mes | my |
| 2 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 3 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 4 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 5 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 6 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 7 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 8 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via French sieurs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sieurs | plural of sieur |
| 2 | French | sieur | sir, Mr., lord; title of respect for a man |
| 3 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 5 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 6 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |