Where does “membre” come from?

membre (Old French) comes from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

membre (Old French): limb

Definitions

  1. limb

Ancestry of “membre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
2Proto-Italicmemzrom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “membre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →