myEtymology.com: Portuguese etymology of moinho

Etymology of the Portuguese word moinho

the Portuguese word moinho

derived from the Late Latin word molinus

derived from the Latin word molere (grind)

derived from the Latin word mola (millstone; millstone; ground meal; mill)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *melə-

Catalan molí, Danish molle, Dutch molen, English mill, French moulin, German Mühle, Icelandic mylla, Italian molino, Provençal molin, Spanish molino