Where does “meisme” come from?
meisme (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.
meisme (Old French): Alternative form of mesme
Definitions
- Alternative form of mesme
Ancestry of “meisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | metipsimus | same |
| 2 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | — |