Where does “meter” come from?
meter (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin mitto, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Ancestry of “meter”, step by step
meter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mitto | I send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via Latin mittere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mittere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |