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Where does “moyo” come from?

moyo (Spanish) comes from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

moyo (Spanish): unit of liquid measurement equal to 258 liters or...

Definitions

  1. unit of liquid measurement equal to 258 liters or...

Ancestry of “moyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
2Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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