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Where does “mea” come from?

mea (Latin) comes from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic meos — my.

mea (Latin): nominative feminine singular of meus; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of meus; nominative...

Ancestry of “mea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmeusmy, mine
2Proto-Italicmeosmy

Words derived from “mea”

  • ma'am
  • madam
  • madame
  • mademoiselle
  • marm
  • schoolmarm
  • memsahib
  • schoolma'am
  • schoolmarmish
  • schoolmarmy
  • grandma'am
  • schoolmarmishly
  • madamish
  • schoolmarmishness
  • madamhood
  • madamji
  • bemadam
  • marmsome
  • croque-madame
  • mea culpa
  • mea culpa
  • madame
  • мадемуазель
  • мадам
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