Where does “menyie” come from?

menyie (Scots) comes from Middle English meyne, from Middle English meine, from Old French mesnie, from Vulgar Latin mansionata, from Latin mansiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

menyie (Scots): household, family, kin

Definitions

  1. household, family, kin

Ancestry of “menyie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmeyneAlternative form of min; Alternative form of mayn
2Middle Englishmeine
3Old Frenchmesniehousehold
4Vulgar Latinmansionata
5LatinmansiōAn act or instance of staying, remaining; stay, continuance
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-