Where does “me” come from?
me (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mel, from Old Portuguese mel, from Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.
me (Portuguese): me; myself
Definitions
- me; myself
Ancestry of “me”, step by step
me traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese mel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mel | honey |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mel | honey |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *melem | — |
| 4 | Latin | mel | honey; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mélit | honey |
via Latin mihi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mihi | dative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me |
| 2 | Latin | egō | I; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Old Portuguese me
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | me | — |