même
French
Etymology
From Middle French mesme, from Old French mesme, earlier meïsme, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met + ipse + -issimus. Cognates include Bourguignon moîme, Spanish mismo, Portuguese mesmo and Italian medesimo.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Adjective
même (plural mêmes)
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “même” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Alternative forms
- mesme (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French meïsme, mesme, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met (intensifier) + ipse (“him/her/itself”) + -issimus (superlative ending).
Pronunciation
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