Where does “méjo” come from?

méjo (Venetian) comes from Spanish mejor, from Latin melĭor, from Proto-Italic meljōs, from Proto-Indo-European mélyōs, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

méjo (Venetian): millet

Definitions

  1. millet

Ancestry of “méjo”, step by step

méjo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish mejor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmejorbetter; better off; improved
2Latinmelĭorbetter
3Proto-Italicmeljōs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélyōs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Latin medicus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
2LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
3Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Latin milium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmiliummillet; genitive plural of mīlle
2Proto-Italicmeljom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélyōs →