Where does “mèche” come from?
mèche (French) comes from Old French mesche, from Vulgar Latin micca, from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smēyg-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.
mèche (French): wick; fuse; lock, tuft ; streak
Definitions
- wick; fuse; lock, tuft ; streak
Ancestry of “mèche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | mesche | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | micca | — |
| 3 | Latin | mīca | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | smīkā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smēyg- | small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smē- | to rub; smear |
Words derived from “mèche”