mensa
English
noun
Definitions
- In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.
- The upper surface of an altar.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mēnsa (table, meal, altar, counter, board).
Origin
Latin
mēnsa
Gloss
table, meal, altar, counter, board
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
卓
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *mēsa Latin
- mensarium Latin
- mensarius Latin
- mēnsa Latin
- mēsa Latin
- menza Hungarian
- mensa Italian
- mense French
- moise French
- mesa Spanish, Castilian
- mesa Portuguese
- *mōsijaną Proto-Germanic
- *misa Proto-Slavic
- masă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mías Old Irish
- mesa Old Portuguese
- mežža Ladino
- mesa Aragonese