Where does “meschin” come from?
meschin (Romanian) comes from French mesquin, from Italian meschino, from Arabic مِسْكِين, from Classical Syriac ܡܣܟܝܢܐ, from Aramaic מִסְכֵּינָא, from Akkadian muškēnum — commoner, dependent (a class of people dependent or reliant on others, unable to provide supplies on their own).
meschin (Romanian): small-minded
Definitions
- small-minded
Ancestry of “meschin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mesquin | unimportant; small-minded, petty; poor, of poor... |
| 2 | Italian | meschino | wretched; mean, sleazy; narrow-minded |
| 3 | Arabic | مِسْكِين | poor, to be pitied |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܡܣܟܝܢܐ | poor, poverty-stricken, needy; meager/meagre,... |
| 5 | Aramaic | מִסְכֵּינָא | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | muškēnum | commoner, dependent (a class of people dependent or reliant on others, unable to provide supplies on their own) |