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 3 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 monsieur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monsieur | mister, sir; gentleman |
| 2 | French | mon | my; Followed by rank, obligatory way of... |
| 3 | French | oncle | uncle |
| 4 | Middle French | oncle | uncle |
| 5 | Old French | oncle | uncle |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | aunclum | — |
| 7 | Latin | avunculus | maternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwh₂os | maternal grandfather; maternal uncle |
via French sieurs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sieurs | plural of sieur |