Etymology

mid-May

Today it means: Any time in the middle of May. Full definition →

English May ← Middle English May ← Old French mai
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂sder.?
  12. LatinMaia
  13. LatinMaius
  14. Old Frenchmai
  15. Middle EnglishMay
  16. EnglishMay
  17. English todaymid-May

From mid- + May.

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