Where does “meda” come from?
meda (Portuguese) comes from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
meda (Portuguese): Only used in que meda; haystack
Definitions
- Only used in que meda; haystack
Ancestry of “meda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mēta | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |