Where does “MG” come from?
MG (German) comes from Translingual g, from English gaseous, from English -eous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
MG (German): Initialism of Maschinengewehr
Definitions
- Initialism of Maschinengewehr
Ancestry of “MG”, step by step
MG traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual g
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | g | — |
| 2 | English | gaseous | Relating to, or existing as, gas; Of a liquid... |
| 3 | English | -eous | "Used with nouns to form adjectives with the... |
| 4 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 5 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 6 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 8 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
via Burmese မောင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မောင် | younger brother (of a female) |