meter
/meˈteɾ/ · A1 · verb
to put in, insert
📥 Latin mittere (to send) — same root as admit, insert's cousin: send it in
Meter comes from Latin mittere, to send, the root of English admit, submit and transmit. Spanish narrowed it to sending something inside: meter la llave (insert the key), meter un gol (score a goal), meter ruido (make noise).