noun, feminine/meˈsada/plural: mesadas
pocket money; allowance (money given to a child); severance pay owed to an employee not terminated for cause
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s
Proto-Italic *mēns
Proto-Italic *mēnsis
Latin mēnsis
Spanish mes
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Latin -āta
Spanish -ada
Spanish mesada
From mes (“month”) + -ada.
noun, feminine/meˈsada/plural: mesadas
counter, bar
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
Proto-Italic *mētis
Latin metior
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin mēnsusnom.
Classical Latin mēnsa
Late Latin mēsa
Old Spanish mesa
Spanish mesa
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Latin -āta
Spanish -ada
Spanish mesada
From mesa (“table”) + -ada.