Etymology of the English word Mayday
the English word
Maydayderived from the English word
phoneticderived from the New Latin word
phoneticus (phonetics)
derived from the Greek word
phonetikos, φωνητικός, ϕωνητικός
derived from the Greek word
phonetosderived from the Greek word
phoneinderived from the Greek word
phone, φωνή (voice; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-Date
The earliest known usage of Mayday in English dates from the 20th century.
