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Where does “meum” come from?

meum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μῆον, from Ancient Greek μεῖον — inflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

Ancestry of “meum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῆονbaldmoney, spignel
2Ancient Greekμεῖονinflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...
Every word from Ancient Greek μεῖον →