Where does “mesa” come from?
mesa (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin mesa, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
mesa (Spanish): table; mesa
Definitions
- table; mesa
Ancestry of “mesa”, step by step
mesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin mesa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | mesa | Alternative form of mēnsa |
| 2 | Latin | mēnsa | a table |
| 3 | Latin | mēnsus | having measured, estimated |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Old Spanish mesa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | mesa | — |