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Where does “mon” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmun—
2Latinmum—
3Latinmēum—
4Ancient Greekμῆονbaldmoney, spignel
5Ancient Greekμεῖονinflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

Words derived from “mon”

  • Messrs.
  • monsieur
  • messieurs
  • croque-monsieur
  • мсьё
  • месье
  • monsieur
  • croque-monsieur
  • messieurs
  • Messieurs
  • Monsieur
  • mon
  • mondamoiseau
  • moussieu
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