mensaxeiro

Meaning

messenger; courier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mensaˈʃejɾo̝/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French: messagier

Cognate with Portuguese: mensageiro

Cognate with Spanish: mensajero

Cognate with English: messenger

In summary

Attested since circa 1300 (messageyro; the spelling mensajeyro since circa 1375). From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Old French messagier, from message (“message”), from Late Latin missāticum. Compare Portuguese mensageiro, Spanish mensajero, English messenger.