Where does “meitat” come from?

meitat (Catalan) comes from Old Spanish meitad, from Latin medietās, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

meitat (Catalan): half; middle, centre

Definitions

  1. half; middle, centre

Ancestry of “meitat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmeitad—
2Latinmedietāsthe center, middle part of something, midpoint
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →