Where does “més” come from?

més (Mirandese) comes from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

més (Mirandese): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “més”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēnsismonth
2Proto-Italicmēnsis—
3Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Italic mēns →