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Where does “meiare” come from?

meiare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin meiō, from Proto-Italic meiɣjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- — to urinate.

Ancestry of “meiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmeiō—
2Proto-Italicmeiɣjō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meyǵʰ-to urinate

Words derived from “meiare”

  • mijar
  • mexar
  • mexa
  • mexar
  • mejar
  • miur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- →