Where does “meter” come from?

meter (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish meter, from Latin mitto, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

meter (Spanish): to put, insert; to score; to make

Definitions

to put, insert; to score; to make

Ancestry of “meter”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Spanish	meter	—
2	Latin	mitto	I send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release,...
3	Proto-Italic	meitō	to put forth, put out
4	Proto-Indo-European	meyth₂-	to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “meter”

metido
metesaca
metedura
metimiento
metisaca
metidito

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic meitō →Every word from Latin mitto →