Where does “meneli” come from?
meneli (Middle English) comes from English mean, from Middle English menen, from Old French mener, from Latin minō, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis — to cut, hew.
Ancestry of “meneli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mean | To intend; To convey; To have conviction in ; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | menen | to intend, to mean to indicate or signify; to... |
| 3 | Old French | mener | to lead |
| 4 | Latin | minō | — |
| 5 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 6 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
Words derived from “meneli”