Where does “mis” come from?
mis (Turkish) comes from English Miss, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros — big, great.
mis (Turkish): good (commonly used when referring to the smell of something)
Definitions
- good (commonly used when referring to the smell of something)
Ancestry of “mis”, step by step
mis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Miss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Miss | Form of address, now used chiefly for an... |
| 2 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 3 | Middle English | maistresse | mistress |
| 4 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 5 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 6 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |