Where does “mealha” come from?
mealha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mealla, from Latin medālia, from Latin mediālis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
mealha (Portuguese): a mediaeval Portuguese coin; a coin of little...
Definitions
- a mediaeval Portuguese coin; a coin of little...
Ancestry of “mealha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | mealla | — |
| 2 | Latin | medālia | that which is in the middle |
| 3 | Latin | mediālis | Of or belonging to the middle; medial |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |