Where does “meda” come from?

meda (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin meta, from Proto-Italic mētā, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Ancestry of “meda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmetacone, pyramid; turning point, winning post;...
2Proto-Italicmētā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “meda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic mētā →Every word from Latin meta →