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Where does “medrar” come from?

medrar (Galician) comes from Spanish medrar, from Spanish mejdrar, from Spanish mejorar, from Latin meliōrāre, from Latin melĭor, from Proto-Italic meljōs, from Proto-Indo-European mélyōs, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

medrar (Galician): to grow; to thrive, prosper

Definitions

  1. to grow; to thrive, prosper

Ancestry of “medrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmedrarto thrive, grow; to prosper, flourish
2Spanishmejdrar—
3Spanishmejorarto make better, improve; to enhance; to...
4Latinmeliōrāre—
5Latinmelĭor—
6Proto-Italicmeljōs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmélyōs—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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