Where does “mis” come from?

mis (Polish) comes from Polish misa, from Proto-Slavic misa, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

mis (Polish): genitive plural of misa

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of misa

Ancestry of “mis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmisabowl
2Proto-Slavicmisabowl
3Latinmēnsaa table
4Latinmēnsushaving measured, estimated
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “mis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →
mis — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer