Etymology of the French word mesquin
the French word
mesquinderived from the Arabic word
miskinDate
The earliest known usage of mesquin in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
mesquinement,
mesquinerieDerivations in other languages
Romanian
meschinCognates
Catalan
mesqui, Italian
meschino, Provençal
mesquin
