Where does “메신저” come from?
메신저 (Korean) comes from English messenger, from Middle English messengere, from Old French messanger, from Old French messagier, from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī — day.
메신저 (Korean): messenger
Definitions
- messenger
Ancestry of “메신저”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | messenger | One who brings messages; A light line with which... |
| 2 | Middle English | messengere | — |
| 3 | Old French | messanger | — |
| 4 | Old French | messagier | messenger |
| 5 | Old French | ier | yesterday |
| 6 | Latin | herī | yesterday |
| 7 | Latin | here | yesterday; second-person singular present active... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hezī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyési | yesterday |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |