Where does “mesmement” come from?
mesmement (Middle French) comes from Middle French mesme, from Old French mesme, from Old French meïsme, from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.
mesmement (Middle French): same; in the same way; even
Definitions
- same; in the same way; even
Ancestry of “mesmement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mesme | same; even |
| 2 | Old French | mesme | same; used for emphasis |
| 3 | Old French | meïsme | Alternative form of mesme |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | metipsimus | same |
| 5 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | — |