Where does “maille” come from?
maille (English) comes from French maille, from Late Latin medalia, 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.
maille (English): Alternative form of mail
Ancestry of “maille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | maille | stitch; mesh, the gap between threads in cloth... |
| 2 | Late Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 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 |
Words derived from “maille”