Where does “dimidiate” come from?
dimidiate (English) comes from Latin dimidiatus, from Latin dīmidiō, from Latin dimidiatio, from Latin dimidio, from Latin dimidius, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
dimidiate (English): divided into two halves; Consisting of only one...
Definitions
- divided into two halves; Consisting of only one...
Ancestry of “dimidiate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dimidiatus | halved |
| 2 | Latin | dīmidiō | to halve divide in two |
| 3 | Latin | dimidiatio | a halving, a dividing into halves; a dimidiation |
| 4 | Latin | dimidio | I halve; dative singular of dīmidium; ablative... |
| 5 | Latin | dimidius | half; halved |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |