Where does “meter” come from?
meter (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese meter, from Latin mitto, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
meter (Portuguese): to put; to insert; to meddle, interfere
Definitions
- to put; to insert; to meddle, interfere
Ancestry of “meter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | meter | — |
| 2 | Latin | mitto | I send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meitō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
Words derived from “meter”