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

Definitions

  1. celamim, a traditional unit of dry volume equivalent to 0.4–0.6 litres in different 19th-century contexts

Ancestry of “celamim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseceramin
2Arabicثمنprice; one eighth
3Ancient Greekτίμημα
4Ancient Greekτῑμήhonor, esteem; worship, honour; honour, esteem
5Ancient Greekτῑ́ωto honor, revere
Every word from Ancient Greek τῑ́ωEvery word from Ancient Greek τῑμήEvery word from Ancient Greek τίμημα