Where does “metralha” come from?
metralha (Portuguese) comes from French mitraille, from Old French mitaille, from Old French mite — cat; small coin.
metralha (Portuguese): grapeshot; machine gun fire; load
Definitions
- grapeshot; machine gun fire; load
Ancestry of “metralha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mitraille | grapeshot; dosh, dough; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old French | mitaille | small coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then... |
| 3 | Old French | mite | cat; small coin |
Words derived from “metralha”