Where does “muiñeira” come from?
muiñeira (Galician) comes from Galician muíño, from Old Portuguese moỹo, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
muiñeira (Galician): a traditional dance and musical genre of Galicia,...
Definitions
- a traditional dance and musical genre of Galicia,...
Ancestry of “muiñeira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | muíño | mill; water mill |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | moỹo | — |
| 3 | Latin | molīnum | — |
| 4 | Latin | molīnus | — |
| 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 |