Where does “mesparler” come from?

mesparler (Old French) comes from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία — to be able.

mesparler (Old French): to traduce

Definitions

  1. to traduce

Ancestry of “mesparler”, step by step

mesparler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French mes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmesbut; my
2Latinmagismore; more greatly; better
3Dutchmagischmagical, controlled or determined by supernatural...
4Dutchmagiemagic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena
5Frenchmagiemagic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
6Middle Frenchmagie
7Latinmagīamagic, sorcery
8Ancient Greekμαγείαtheology of the Magians
9Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
10Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
11Proto-Iranianmagúš
12Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

via Old French parler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchparlerto speak; to talk
2Latinparabolōto make clear by metaphors
3LatinparabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An...
4Ancient Greekπαραβολήa placing of two things side by side,...
5Ancient Greekπαραβάλλωto compare; to set side by side; I set side by...
6Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
7Ancient Greekπαρά
8LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
9Gaulishwerēdoshorse
10Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-