Where does “sêmea” come from?

sêmea (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese semea, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.

sêmea (Portuguese): fine flour: what is left from wheat flour after...

Definitions

  1. fine flour: what is left from wheat flour after...

Ancestry of “sêmea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesemea—
2Latinsimilawheat flour; second-person singular present...
3Aramaicסְמִידָא—
4Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯—
Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 →Every word from Aramaic סְמִידָא →Every word from Latin simila →