almud

The story

1. Akkadian · derived from𒉘𒈨𒌍“kind of vessel, unit of volume”
2. Classical Syriac · derived fromܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ
3. Aramaic · derived from𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠
4. Arabic · derived fromمُدّ
5. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromمد
6. Portuguese · borrowed fromalmude
7. Spanish · borrowed fromalmud
8. English todayalmud

From Spanish almud and Portuguese almude, both from Andalusian Arabic مد (mudd), from Arabic مُدّ (mudd), probably via Aramaic 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠 (mdyʾ) and מוֹדְיָא (moḏyā) or Classical Syriac ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ (moḏyā) from Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu, middattu⁠/, “kind of vessel, unit of volume”). Doublet of almude. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios), Latin modius, French muid, and Dutch mud.

Words from the same roots