verb/maiθeˈaɾ/
to feed corn
Etymology tree Proto-Arawak *marikɨ Taíno *mahisibor. Spanish maíz Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish maicear From maíz + -ear.