Where does “मिसेज़” come from?
मिसेज़ (Hindi) comes from English missus, from English Mrs, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.
मिसेज़ (Hindi): missus, Mrs
Definitions
- missus, Mrs
Ancestry of “मिसेज़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | missus | Wife or girlfriend; Term of address for a woman |
| 2 | English | Mrs | Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress |
| 3 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 4 | Middle English | maistresse | mistress |
| 5 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |