Where does “malla” come from?
malla (Catalan) comes from Old Portuguese mealla, from Latin medālia, from Latin mediālis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
malla (Catalan): mesh, netting; tights, leggings
Definitions
- mesh, netting; tights, leggings
Ancestry of “malla”, step by step
malla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese mealla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | mealla | — |
| 2 | Latin | medālia | that which is in the middle |
| 3 | Latin | mediālis | Of or belonging to the middle; medial |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Vulgar Latin macla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |