Where does “metà” come from?
metà (Catalan) comes from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
metà (Catalan): methane
Definitions
- methane
Ancestry of “metà”, step by step
metà traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mēta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mēta | cone, pyramid |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Catalan metil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | metil | methyl |
via Catalan A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | A | — |