Where does “mesti” come from?
mesti (Italian) comes from Italian mesto, from Latin maestus, from Latin maereo, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...
mesti (Italian): masculine plural of mesto; second-person singular...
Definitions
- masculine plural of mesto; second-person singular...
Ancestry of “mesti”, step by step
mesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mesto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mesto | sad; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | maestus | sad, sorrowful, melancholy; gloomy; mournful, of... |
| 3 | Latin | maereo | I am sad or mournful; mourn, grieve, lament; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēwdʰ- | to complain, be emotional about; to complain or... |