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Where does “Mediterrane” come from?

Mediterrane (English) comes from Latin mediterraneus, 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.

Mediterrane (English): Mediterranean; Inland, interior

Definitions

  1. Mediterranean; Inland, interior

Ancestry of “Mediterrane”, step by step

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