Where does “mesta” come from?

mesta (Italian) comes from Italian mesto, from Latin maestus, from Latin maereo, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

mesta (Italian): feminine singular of mesto; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of mesto; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “mesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmestosad; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinmaestussad, sorrowful, melancholy; gloomy; mournful, of...
3LatinmaereoI am sad or mournful; mourn, grieve, lament; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēwdʰ-to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- →Every word from Latin maereo →Every word from Latin maestus →