Where does “maiâle” come from?
maiâle (Ligurian) comes from Italian maiale, from Latin māiālis, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
maiâle (Ligurian): Synonym of pòrco
Definitions
- Synonym of pòrco
Ancestry of “maiâle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maiale | pig; pork; plural of maiala |
| 2 | Latin | māiālis | barrow, castrated pig |
| 3 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |