Where does “milho” come from?

milho (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese millo, from Latin milium, from Proto-Italic meljom, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

milho (Portuguese): maize; a single maize seed; a maize plant

Definitions

  1. maize; a single maize seed; a maize plant

Ancestry of “milho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemillomillet
2Latinmiliummillet; genitive plural of mīlle
3Proto-Italicmeljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →