Where does “meza” come from?
meza (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese mesa, from Old Portuguese mesa, from Vulgar Latin mesa, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
meza (Kabuverdianu): table
Definitions
- table
Ancestry of “meza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mesa | table; meal, food; mesa |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mesa | table |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | mesa | Alternative form of mēnsa |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsa | a table |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsus | having measured, estimated |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |