Where does “mesme” come from?
mesme (Old French) comes from Old French meïsme, from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.
mesme (Old French): same; used for emphasis
Ancestry of “mesme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | meïsme | Alternative form of mesme |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | metipsimus | same |
| 3 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | — |
Words derived from “mesme”