mecche

Middle English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa)bor.

Latin myxa?

Vulgar Latin micca

Old French meschebor.

Middle English mecche

Borrowed from Old French mesche, from Vulgar Latin micca, probably from Latin myxa, itself from Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa).

Alternative forms

• macche, mache, matche, meche

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈmat͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

mecche

1. wick (of a candle)

Descendants

• English: match (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: match

References

• “mecche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

mecche

1. alternative form of macche