Where does “mequetrefe” come from?

mequetrefe (Portuguese) comes from English meco-, from Ancient Greek μῆκος, from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.

mequetrefe (Portuguese): petty, contemptible, worthless

Definitions

  1. petty, contemptible, worthless

Ancestry of “mequetrefe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmeco-length or distance
2Ancient Greekμῆκοςlength; greatness, magnitude; longitude
3Proto-Hellenicmā́kos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆκος →