Where does “mellorar” come from?
mellorar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese mellorar, from Late Latin meliorare, from Latin melĭor, from Proto-Italic meljōs, from Proto-Indo-European mélyōs, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mellorar (Galician): to improve; to better; to recover
Definitions
- to improve; to better; to recover
Ancestry of “mellorar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | mellorar | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | meliorare | present active infinitive of meliōrō;... |
| 3 | Latin | melĭor | better |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | meljōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mélyōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |