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 — himself, herself, itself.

mem (Mauritian Creole): same; even

Definitions

  1. same; even

Ancestry of “mem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmêmeeven; same; very
2Middle Frenchmesmesame; even
3Old Frenchmesmesame; used for emphasis
4Old FrenchmeïsmeAlternative form of mesme
5Vulgar Latinmetipsimussame
6Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
7Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself

Words derived from “mem”

Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Vulgar Latin metipsimus →