Where does “mees” come from?
mees (Middle English) comes from Old English mīse, from Vulgar Latin mesa, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
mees (Middle English): dinner, dish
Definitions
- dinner, dish
Ancestry of “mees”, step by step
mees traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English mīse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mīse | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | mesa | Alternative form of mēnsa |
| 3 | Latin | mēnsa | a table |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsus | having measured, estimated |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Old English mēse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mēse | — |
via Old English mȳse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mȳse | table; that which is set on a table; dish; food,... |