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