Where does “demiwolf” come from?

demiwolf (English) comes from English demi, from Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dīmidius, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.

demiwolf (English): A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf

Definitions

  1. A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf

Ancestry of “demiwolf”, step by step

demiwolf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English demi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdemiAlternative spelling of demy; A fifty pence...
2Middle Englishdemihalf, half-sized, partial
3Anglo-Normandemihalf
4Latindīmidiushalf
5Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
6Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
7Old Latinstlocus
8Proto-Italicstlokos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via English Wolf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWolfThe constellation Lupus
2Middle Englishwolfwolf, lupine; terrifying person
3Old Englishwulfwolf
4Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
5Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus