Where does “membro” come from?

membro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese membro, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

membro (Portuguese): member; member; limb; each part of a whole

Definitions

  1. member; member; limb; each part of a whole

Ancestry of “membro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemembro—
2Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
3Proto-Italicmemzrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “membro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →