Where does “mèt” come from?
mèt (Haitian Creole) comes from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
mèt (Haitian Creole): owner; metre
Definitions
- owner; metre
Ancestry of “mèt”, step by step
mèt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mètre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via French Maître
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Maître | a title given to lawyers and notaries public in... |
| 2 | Middle French | maistre | master |
| 3 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 4 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |