Where does “mallas” come from?
mallas (Spanish) comes from Spanish malla, from French maille, from Late Latin medalia, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
mallas (Spanish): plural of malla
Definitions
- plural of malla
Ancestry of “mallas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | malla | mesh; tights, leggings; strap handle |
| 2 | French | maille | stitch; mesh, the gap between threads in cloth... |
| 3 | Late Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |