Where does “mesme” come from?

mesme (Norman) comes from Old French meïsme, from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

mesme (Norman): same

Definitions

  1. same

Ancestry of “mesme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchmeïsmeAlternative form of mesme
2Vulgar Latinmetipsimussame
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Vulgar Latin metipsimus →