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

  1. Only used in que meda; haystack

Ancestry of “meda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmētacone, pyramid
2Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
3Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną →
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