Where does “leme” come from?

leme (Galician) comes from Basque lema, from Latin temo, from Old Latin tecmonem, from Proto-Indo-European teḱs- — construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...

leme (Galician): rudder; good judgement

Definitions

  1. rudder; good judgement

Ancestry of “leme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquelema—
2Latintemopole; tongue; beam
3Old Latintecmonem—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱs-construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱs- →Every word from Old Latin tecmonem →Every word from Latin temo →