Where does “sacamuelas” come from?

sacamuelas (Spanish) comes from Spanish muela, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

sacamuelas (Spanish): tooth-puller

Definitions

  1. tooth-puller

Ancestry of “sacamuelas”, step by step

sacamuelas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish muela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmuelamolar; grindstone
2Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Spanish sacar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsacarto put out, to get out; to take out; to pull out,...
2Old Spanishsacar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →