noun · neuter
meinom
meinom n (accusative meinom)
Meaning
- LatinarchaicneuterThe meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: intention; exchange; offering, gift
𐌉𐌏𐌖𐌄𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌃𐌄𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌄𐌉𐌕𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌍𐌃𐌏𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌌𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌉𐌓𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌉𐌄𐌃 𐌀𐌔𐌕𐌄𐌃𐌍𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌉𐌏𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌏𐌉𐌕𐌄𐌔𐌉𐌀𐌉𐌐𐌀𐌊𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌉𐌔 𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌏𐌔𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌅𐌄𐌂𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌍𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌄𐌉𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌏𐌉𐌍𐌄𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌀𐌋𐌏𐌔𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌏𐌃
The person who sends me prays to the gods, lest the girl be not kind towards thee. Without thee […] calm with [these] rivers. A good man made me (in good intention?) for a good man; may I not be stolen by an evil man.7th–5th century BCE, Duenos inscription:
Origins
Related to Proto-Italic *moinos (from Proto-Indo-European *moy-nós, from *mey- (“to change, swap”)), whence Old Latin moenus and Classical Latin mūnus (“service, employment; duty, obligation; favor; gift”).