Where does “contramão” come from?

contramão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mão, from Old Portuguese mão, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

contramão (Portuguese): the opposite to the natural flow of traffic; the wrong way

Definitions

  1. the opposite to the natural flow of traffic; the wrong way

Ancestry of “contramão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemãohand
2Old Portuguesemãohand
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μηλέα →