Where does “mihi” come from?
mihi (Maori) comes from English missy, from English Miss, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.
mihi (Maori): A welcome; A speech made to welcome somebody; To...
Definitions
- A welcome; A speech made to welcome somebody; To...
Ancestry of “mihi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | missy | A young female, or miss; as a term of mild... |
| 2 | English | Miss | Form of address, now used chiefly for an... |
| 3 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 4 | Middle English | maistresse | mistress |
| 5 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |