Where does “medes” come from?
medes (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin metipse, from Latin te, from Latin tu, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
medes (Old Portuguese): same
Ancestry of “medes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | metipse | -self; same |
| 2 | Latin | te | The name of the Latin-script letter T; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | tu | you ; thou |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |