Where does “meyne” come from?

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

meyne (Middle English): Alternative form of min; Alternative form of mayn

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of min; Alternative form of mayn

Ancestry of “meyne”, step by step

meyne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English meine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmeine
2Old Frenchmesniehousehold
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

via Old French maisniee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaisnieehouse; household
2Latinmānsiōnātahousehold

via Old French mesne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchmesneAlternative form of moien

Words derived from “meyne

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-