Where does “mexo” come from?

mexo (Galician) comes from Galician mexar, from Old Portuguese mejar, from Vulgar Latin meiare, from Latin meiō, from Proto-Italic meiɣjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- — to urinate.

mexo (Galician): piss, urine

Definitions

  1. piss, urine

Ancestry of “mexo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmexarto piss; to discharge as or with the urine
2Old Portuguesemejar
3Vulgar Latinmeiare
4Latinmeiōto urinate
5Proto-Italicmeiɣjō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meyǵʰ-to urinate

Words derived from “mexo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic meiɣjōEvery word from Latin meiō
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