colmea

Significat (Anglès)

beehive

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kolˈmea̝/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb portuguès: colmeia

Cognat amb espanyol: colmena

In summary

13th century, and attested as colmena in local Medieval Latin documents since 937. From Paleo-Hispanic *kŏlmēnā, probably of Celtic origin. From Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos (“stalk”). Cognate with Portuguese colmeia, Spanish colmena.

Frases

A invención da colmea de cadros móbiles permite preservar os panais durante a esmelga .

The invention of the movable frame beehive allows the panels to be preserved during enameling.