Where does “muíño de vento” come from?
muíño de vento (Galician) comes from Galician de, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
muíño de vento (Galician): windmill
Definitions
- windmill
Ancestry of “muíño de vento”, step by step
muíño de vento traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | de | of, from |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Galician muíño
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | muíño | mill; water mill |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | moỹo | — |
| 3 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 4 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 5 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |