Etymograph

English

mesale

Mesale comes from Norman mesel ‘leprous, leper’, from Late Latin miser ‘wretched, wretch’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *misseros.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*misserosreconstructed
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmiser‘wretched, wretch’
  3. Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEmisellus‘leper’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400mesel‘leprous, leper’
  5. Normanc. 1066–presentsame form‘leprous, leper’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘leprous, leper’
  7. Englishtodaymesale

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*misserosreconstructed
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmiser‘wretched, wretch’
  3. Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEmisellus‘leper’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400mesel‘leprous, leper’
  5. Normanc. 1066–presentsame form‘leprous, leper’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘leprous, leper’
  7. Englishtodaymesale

Linked words

through Late Latin miser ‘wretched, wretch’

misery, miser, 15 more

through Middle English mesel ‘leprous, leper’

measles, 10 more

Today it means

adj —

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *misseros / mesale

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