Where does “メス” come from?
メス (Japanese) comes from Dutch mes, from Middle Dutch mets, from Old Dutch metisas, from Proto-West Germanic matisahs, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
メス (Japanese): scalpel, lancet, medical knife
Definitions
- scalpel, lancet, medical knife
Ancestry of “メス”, step by step
メス traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mes | knife, cleaver; blade |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mets | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | metisas | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | matisahs | food knife |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mati | food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | matiz | food |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via French Metz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Metz | — |
| 2 | Latin | Mediomatrici | A tribe of Gallia Belgica, whose chief town was Divodurum |