Where does “maya” come from?
maya (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese maia, from Portuguese maio, from Old Portuguese mayo, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr — mother.
maya (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of maia
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of maia
Ancestry of “maya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | maia | Portuguese yellow broom; Maya; Yucatec Maya |
| 2 | Portuguese | maio | May |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mayo | May |
| 4 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 5 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |