Where does “mão” come from?

mão (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

mão (Old Portuguese): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “mão”, step by step

mão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin malus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
2Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
3Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

via Latin manus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
2Proto-Italicmanushand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mão”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μηλέα →