Etymology Explorer › Norman

Where does “mîsaine” come from?

mîsaine (Norman) comes from Old French migenne, from Old Catalan mitjana, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

mîsaine (Norman): mizzen, foresail

Definitions

  1. mizzen, foresail

Ancestry of “mîsaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmigenne—
2Old Catalanmitjana—
3Latinmediānus—
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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