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Where does “mésangeai” come from?

mésangeai (French) comes from French mésange, from Middle French mésange, from Old French mesenge, from Medieval Latin misinga, from Frankish meisinga, from Proto-Germanic maisǭ — titmouse, chickadee.

mésangeai (French): jay

Definitions

  1. jay

Ancestry of “mésangeai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmésangetit, chickadee, titmouse
2Middle Frenchmésange—
3Old Frenchmesengetitmouse
4Medieval Latinmisinga—
5Frankishmeisingatitmouse
6Proto-Germanicmaisǭtitmouse, chickadee
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