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Where does “mita” come from?

mita (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

Ancestry of “mita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

Words derived from “mita”

  • mătușă
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