Etymograph

English

Main

Main comes from Latin Moenis.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMoenis
  2. EnglishtodayMain

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMoenis
  2. EnglishtodayMain

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to strengthen’

mean, community, common, met, commission, minister, minute, communication, mess, meal, ministry, commit, communist, minor, menu, mutual, communicate, compromise, immune, missile, mere, min, ammunition, immunity, dismiss, premise, communism, municipality, communal, mole, minus, communion, mural, ammo, noodle, moor, commune, remuneration, intermittent, mayhem, 80 more

Another origin of Main

  1. Old Irishc. 600–900mang‘fawn’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayMain

From an Mhaing, possibly from Old Irish mang (‘fawn’), which is said to be related to Proto-Celtic *makʷos (‘son’); also compare Proto-Germanic *maguz.

Another origin of Main

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*megʰ-‘to be able’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(me)mógʰe‘to have power, to be able to’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*maganą‘to be able, may’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*magan‘to be able’reconstructed
  5. EnglishtodayMain

Today it means

name A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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