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Where does “mien” come from?

mien (Middle French) comes from Old French meon, from Latin mēum, from Ancient Greek μῆον, from Ancient Greek μεῖον — inflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

Ancestry of “mien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchmeonAlternative form of mon
2Latinmēum—
3Ancient Greekμῆονbaldmoney, spignel
4Ancient Greekμεῖονinflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

Words derived from “mien”

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