English
Mayer
Mayer comes from French mire ‘physician’, and goes back to Latin medicus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmedicus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mire
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘physician’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- EnglishtodayMayer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmedicus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mire
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘physician’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- EnglishtodayMayer
Linked words
through Latin medicus
medical, medicine, medication, med, meth, medicinal, medic, 8 more
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin medicus / Mayer