Where does “meinial” come from?

meinial (Middle English) comes from Old French mesnal, from Old French maisnee, from Vulgar Latin mansionata, from Latin mansiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “meinial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmesnalhousehold (attributive); domestic
2Old Frenchmaisneehousehold; estate
3Vulgar Latinmansionata
4LatinmansiōAn act or instance of staying, remaining; stay, continuance
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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