Where does “meio” come from?

meio (Old High German) comes from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

meio (Old High German): May

Definitions

  1. May

Ancestry of “meio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMāius“month”}} of May
2LatinMaianominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative...
3Ancient Greekμαῖαmidwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame
4Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
5Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “meio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr →Every word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ →