English
mignardise
Mignardise comes from French mignardise ‘a bite-sized dessert sometimes served at the…’, from mignard ‘cute’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*minjō‘affectionate thought, care’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*minnju‘love, friendship, affection, memory’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mignon‘dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘cute’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmignard‘cute’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmignardise‘a bite-sized dessert sometimes served at the end of a meal, usually with coffee’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*minjō‘affectionate thought, care’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*minnju‘love, friendship, affection, memory’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mignon‘dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘cute’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmignard‘cute’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmignardise‘a bite-sized dessert sometimes served at the end of a meal, usually with coffee’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
money, music, mind, amount, comment, mental, mouth, remain, mention, mountain, permanent, museum, monster, auto, mount, monitor, min, demonstration, monetary, mentor, monk, monument, maya, dementia, mint, monte, amnesty, mosaic, summon, mas, imminent, monastery, mantra, mont, mania, muster, monstrous, prominence, eminent, muse, 125 more
through Middle French mignon
through French mignon ‘cute’
Today it means
noun A bite-sized dessert sometimes served at the end of a meal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / mignardise