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Mes-

Mes-

(mĕs-)
.
See
Meso-
.
{

Mes′o-

,

Mes-

}
.
[Gr.
μέσοσ
in the middle.]
1.
A combining form denoting
in the middle
,
intermediate
.
2.
specif.
(Chem.)
,
Denoting a type of hydrocarbons which are regarded as methenyl derivatives. Also used adjectively.

Definition 2024

més-

més-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mes"

French

Alternative forms

  • mé-
  • mes- (obsolete, the form without the acute disappeared in the 18th century)

Prefix

més-

  1. mis- (badly, wrongly)
    mésestimer
    méfaire

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_prefixed_with_m%C3%A9s-'>French words prefixed with més-</a>

Etymology

from Old French mes- ‎(“badly, wrongly”), from Frankish *missa-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- ‎(“divergent, amiss, astay”), from Proto-Indo-European *mei-. Akin to Old English mis- ‎(“mis-”), Gothic *𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰- ‎(missa-), Old High German missa- ‎(“mis-”). More at mis-

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