Where does “Mills Mess” come from?
Mills Mess (German) comes from English Mills Mess, from English mess, from Middle English mes, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie.
Mills Mess (German): Mills Mess
Ancestry of “Mills Mess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Mills Mess | — |
| 2 | English | mess | A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mes | serving |
| 4 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 5 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 6 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 7 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 8 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 9 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 10 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 13 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 14 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |