Mais etymology

French

French word mais comes from Proto-Italic *magnos (Great.), Proto-Indo-European *méga-, Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂yós, Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs (Bigger, greater.), English Carolus Magnus, Proto-Indo-European *mag-no-, Proto-Indo-European *maǵ-yes-, Proto-Indo-European *mith₂-, Latin mei, Latin meos, Latin meas, Latin meae

Etymology of mais

Detailed word origin of mais

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*magnos Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Great.
*méga- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*m̥ǵh₂yós Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*méǵh₂yōs Proto-Indo-European (ine) Bigger, greater.
Carolus Magnus English (en)
*mag-no- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*maǵ-yes- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*mith₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
mei Latin (lat)
meos Latin (lat)
meas Latin (lat)
meae Latin (lat)
*méǵh₂yōs‎ Proto-Indo-European (ine) Bigger, greater.
missum Latin (lat)
missus Latin (lat)
*magjōs Proto-Italic (itc-pro)
maius Latin (lat)
magis Latin (lat) Better. More. More greatly. Rather.
*mais Latin (lat) (Vulgar Latin) more. (Vulgar Latin) preceded by the definite article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs. (Vulgar Latin) rather. (Vulgar Latin) used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs.
mais Old French (fro) But.
mais French (fr) An expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah But.

Words with the same origin as mais

Descendants of *magnos

jamais

Descendants of *mith₂-

mettre