Where does “ménin” come from?
ménin (Louisiana Creole) comes from French mener, from Old French mener, from Latin minō, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.
ménin (Louisiana Creole): to take
Definitions
- to take
Ancestry of “ménin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mener | to lead, to take; to lead, to run, to take... |
| 2 | Old French | mener | to lead |
| 3 | Latin | minō | to drive or goad (animals) |
| 4 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 5 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |