myEtymology.com: English etymology of meddlesome

Etymology of the English word meddlesome

the English word meddlesome

derived from the English word meddle

derived from the Old French word medler

derived from the Classical Latin word miscere (mix, mingle; embroil)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meik-

derived from the French word medle

derived from the Greek word mespile

derived from the Anglo-Norman word medler

derived from the Old French word mesler

derived from the Latin word misculare

derived from the Classical Latin word miscere (mix, mingle; embroil)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meik-

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *miscŭlare

using the Obsolete English suffix -some