Where does “mémé” come from?
mémé (French) comes from French mamie, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
mémé (French): Grandma, granny, nana
Definitions
- Grandma, granny, nana
Ancestry of “mémé”, step by step
mémé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mamie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mamie | granny, grandma |
| 2 | Romanian | mamă | mother |
| 3 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Hungarian mém
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mém | meme unit of cultural information |