Where does “meditar” come from?

meditar (Portuguese) comes from Latin meditor, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

meditar (Portuguese): to meditate

Definitions

  1. to meditate

Ancestry of “meditar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmeditorI think or reflect upon, consider, contemplate,...
2LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
3Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Italic medēōr →Every word from Latin medeor →