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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

  1. a mediaeval Portuguese coin; a coin of little...

Ancestry of “mealha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemealla—
2Latinmedālia—
3Latinmediālis—
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “mealha”

  • mealheiro
  • mealhar
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