Where does “meáchan” come from?
meáchan (Irish) comes from Irish meáigh, from Irish meá, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
meáchan (Irish): weight; verbal noun of meáigh
Definitions
- weight; verbal noun of meáigh
Ancestry of “meáchan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | meáigh | balance, weigh; estimate, measure; consider,... |
| 2 | Irish | meá | A scale, measure; weights; A balance |
| 3 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |