Where does “mi” come from?
mi (Romanian) comes from Italian mi, from Latin mihi, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
mi (Romanian): mi, the note 'E'
Definitions
- mi, the note 'E'
Ancestry of “mi”, step by step
mi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mi | me; The third note, mi; E |
| 2 | Latin | mihi | dative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me |
| 3 | Latin | egō | I; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via French mi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mi | mi, the note 'E' |