Where does “mimo-” come from?

mimo- (Polish) comes from Polish mimo, from Old Polish mimo, from Proto-Slavic mimo, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mimo- (Polish): avoidance, going around, going outside of

Definitions

  1. avoidance, going around, going outside of

Ancestry of “mimo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmimodespite, in spite of
2Old Polishmimoused in comparitives; more than
3Proto-Slavicmimoby, past
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mimo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mimo →Every word from Old Polish mimo →