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Where does “mun” come from?

mun (Old French) comes from Latin mum, from Latin mēum, from Ancient Greek μῆον, from Ancient Greek μεῖον — inflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

Ancestry of “mun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmum—
2Latinmēum—
3Ancient Greekμῆονbaldmoney, spignel
4Ancient Greekμεῖονinflection of μείων : ## masculine accusative...

Words derived from “mun”

  • Messrs.
  • monsieur
  • messieurs
  • croque-monsieur
  • мсьё
  • месье
  • monsieur
  • croque-monsieur
  • messieurs
  • Messieurs
  • Monsieur
  • mon
  • mondamoiseau
  • moussieu
  • mon
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