Where does “Mediterraneanism” come from?
Mediterraneanism (English) comes from English Mediterranean, 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.
Mediterraneanism (English): Language or attitudes characteristic of the Mediterranean region
Definitions
- Language or attitudes characteristic of the Mediterranean region
Ancestry of “Mediterraneanism”, step by step
Mediterraneanism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mediterranean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mediterranean | Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and the... |
| 2 | Latin | mediterraneus | inland |
| 3 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |