Where does “maime” come from?
maime (Irish) comes from English mammy, from English mamma, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
maime (Irish): mammy, mummy, mommy; genitive singular of mam
Definitions
- mammy, mummy, mommy; genitive singular of mam
Ancestry of “maime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mammy | mamma; mother; In the southern United States, a... |
| 2 | English | mamma | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and... |
| 3 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |