Where does “celamim” come from?
celamim (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ceramin, from Arabic ثمن, from Ancient Greek τίμημα, from Ancient Greek τῑμή, from Ancient Greek τῑ́ω — to honor, revere.
celamim (Portuguese): celamim, a traditional unit of dry volume equivalent to 0.4–0.6 litres in different 19th-century contexts
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- celamim, a traditional unit of dry volume equivalent to 0.4–0.6 litres in different 19th-century contexts