Where does “mem” come from?
mem (Ido) comes from French même, from Middle French mesme, from Old French mesme, from Old French meïsme, from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.
mem (Ido): even, still; really, indeed
Definitions
- even, still; really, indeed
Ancestry of “mem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | même | even; same; very |
| 2 | Middle French | mesme | same; even |
| 3 | Old French | mesme | same; used for emphasis |
| 4 | Old French | meïsme | Alternative form of mesme |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | metipsimus | same |
| 6 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | — |