Where does “Mí” come from?
Mí (Irish) comes from Middle Irish mide, from Old Irish Mide, from Proto-Celtic medyos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
Mí (Irish): month
Definitions
- month
Ancestry of “Mí”, step by step
Mí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Irish mide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | mide | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | Mide | Meath |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | medyos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Old Irish mí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | mí | month |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | mīns | month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Latin mira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mira | inflection of mīrus: ## nominative/vocative... |