Where does “almodí” come from?

almodí (Catalan) comes from Andalusian Arabic مُدّي, from Arabic مُدّ, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

almodí (Catalan): A dry measure equal to approximately 2 hectoliters

Definitions

  1. A dry measure equal to approximately 2 hectoliters

Ancestry of “almodí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicمُدّي
2Arabicمُدّ
3Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
4Latinmodusmeasure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Latin modus
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