English word mail comes from Latin marem, Proto-Germanic *malhō (A leather bag.), Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *moy-, Proto-Germanic *maþlą (Agreement. Gathering. Legal case. Speech.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| marem | Latin (lat) | |
| *malhō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A leather bag. |
| *moh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *moy- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *maþlą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Agreement. Gathering. Legal case. Speech. |
| masclus | Latin (lat) | ("man", "male"). |
| *malha | Frankish (frk) | Leather bag. |
| *mol(w)ə- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to grind, mill |
| masclus | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| mala | Malayalam (mal) | |
| mala | Latin (lat) | bundle, bag. |
| *mailą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Spot, mark, blemish. |
| *melh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to grind, to rub, grind, black, grind |
| masle | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Male Male. |
| male | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Pack, bag. |
| *mēlą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Measure, measurement. Point in time, period of time. Time for eating, meal. Time, occasion. |
| male | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| mál | Old Norse (non) | Meal, mealtime. Measurement, size. Time (legal) cause. Language. Matter, affair. Speech A work of art inlaid in metal, especially on weapons. |
| mǣl | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| male | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| English (en) | (chiefly, _, US, uncountable) The letters, parcels etc delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19thc.]. (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.. (now, _, regional) A bag or wallet. [from 13thc.]. (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]. A bag containing [...] |