English
meinie
Meinie comes from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta ‘household’, from Latin maneō ‘to stay, remain, abide’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m̥néh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*m(V)nēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaneō‘to stay, remain, abide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmansioas mānsiō‘house’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*mānsiōnāta‘household’reconstructed
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400maigne
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500meine
- Englishearliest quotation 1470–1485meinie
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m̥néh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*m(V)nēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaneō‘to stay, remain, abide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmansioas mānsiō‘house’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*mānsiōnāta‘household’reconstructed
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400maigne
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500meine
- Englishearliest quotation 1470–1485meinie
Earliest quotation: 1470–1485, Capitulum lxiv: “And whanne they in the caſtel wyſte hou ſire…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
money, music, amount, mind, mouth, museum, comment, mental, mountain, mention, monster, auto, mount, monitor, monetary, min, demonstration, monk, maya, monument, mentor, monte, monastery, amnesty, mint, muse, mosaic, dementia, summon, mantra, imminent, mont, muster, monstrous, prominence, eminent, amnesia, mandarin, menace, ming, 117 more
through Latin maneō ‘to stay, remain, abide’
remain, permanent, mas, remnant, permanence, manet, menagerie, ménage, permanency, 6 more
through Latin mansio ‘house’
through Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta ‘household’
Today it means
noun A household, or family.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / meinie