Where does “almude” come from?

almude (Portuguese) comes from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ, from Arabic مُدّ, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

almude (Portuguese): almude, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 14–26 liters depending on the area of Portugal

Definitions

  1. almude, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 14–26 liters depending on the area of Portugal

Ancestry of “almude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicالمُدّ—
2Arabicمُدّ—
3Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
4Latinmodusmeasure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “almude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →