Where does “limem” come from?
limem (Mauritian Creole) comes from Mauritian Creole mem, from French même, from Middle French mesme, from Old French mesme, from Old French meïsme, from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.
limem (Mauritian Creole): himself, herself, itself, oneself
Definitions
- himself, herself, itself, oneself
Ancestry of “limem”, step by step
limem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Mauritian Creole mem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritian Creole | mem | same; even |
| 2 | French | même | even; same; very |
| 3 | Middle French | mesme | same; even |
| 4 | Old French | mesme | same; used for emphasis |
| 5 | Old French | meïsme | Alternative form of mesme |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | metipsimus | same |
| 7 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |