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Where does “mezi-” come from?

mezi- (Czech) comes from Albanian më, from Albanian një, from Albanian herë, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

mezi- (Czech): inter-, between

Definitions

  1. inter-, between

Ancestry of “mezi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmëround, at, by; me; more
2Albaniannjëone; a
3Albanianherëtime; an instant of time, instance; multiplied...
4Latinhōra—
5Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
6Proto-Hellenic*worā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “mezi-”

  • mezičas
  • mezinárodní
  • mezioborový
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