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
- fine flour: what is left from wheat flour after...
Ancestry of “sêmea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | semea | — |
| 2 | Latin | simila | wheat flour; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Aramaic | סְמִידָא | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 | — |