mere
Middle French
noun
Definitions
- mother female family member
Etymology
Inherited from Old French mere (mother) inherited from Latin matrem, mater.
Origin
Latin
matrem, mater
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mater Latin
- mater ecclesia Latin
- matrem, mater Latin
- māter Latin
- mātrem, mater, māter Latin
- belle-mère French
- commère French
- mère French
- mère-grand French
- medre Old French
- mere Old French
- mère Norman
- méthe Norman
- mai Aragonese