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Where does “madeixa” come from?

madeixa (Galician) comes from Latin mataxa, from Ancient Greek μέταξα — raw silk.

madeixa (Galician): skein

Definitions

  1. skein

Ancestry of “madeixa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmataxaraw silk; thick string or thread
2Ancient Greekμέταξαraw silk
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