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Where does “meslee” come from?

meslee (Old French) comes from Latin misculō, from Latin misceō, from Proto-Italic mikskō, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

meslee (Old French): feminine singular of the past participle of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of the past participle of...

Ancestry of “meslee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmisculō—
2Latinmisceō—
3Proto-Italicmikskōto mix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “meslee”

  • melee
  • mêlée
  • mêlée
  • meslee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →