Where does “mêmement” come from?
mêmement (French) comes from Middle French mesmement, from Middle French mesme, from Old French mesme, from Old French meïsme, from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.
mêmement (French): identically; in the same way; even
Definitions
- identically; in the same way; even
Ancestry of “mêmement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mesmement | same; in the same way; even |
| 2 | Middle French | mesme | same; even |
| 3 | Old French | mesme | same; used for emphasis |
| 4 | Old French | meïsme | Alternative form of mesme |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | metipsimus | same |
| 6 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |