Where does “mesme” come from?
mesme (Middle French) comes from Old French mesme, from Old French meïsme, from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.
mesme (Middle French): same; even
Definitions
- same; even
Ancestry of “mesme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mesme | same; used for emphasis |
| 2 | Old French | meïsme | Alternative form of mesme |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | metipsimus | same |
| 4 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |