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