Where does “metodista” come from?

metodista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Método, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

metodista (Portuguese): Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity...

Ancestry of “metodista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMétodomethod
2Latinmethodusmethod; way of teaching
3Ancient Greekμέθοδοςfollowing after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,...
4Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂Every word from Ancient Greek μετά