Where does “mitjanit” come from?

mitjanit (Catalan) comes from Catalan mitjà, 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.

mitjanit (Catalan): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “mitjanit”, step by step

mitjanit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan mitjà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmitjàmiddle; average, middle-sized, regular; means,...
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Catalan nit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannitnight
2Middle Frenchnuytnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →