Where does “metayer” come from?
metayer (English) comes from French métayer, from Old French moitoier, from Late Latin medietarius, 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.
metayer (English): One who cultivates land for a share of its...
Definitions
- One who cultivates land for a share of its...
Ancestry of “metayer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | métayer | sharecropper, metayer |
| 2 | Old French | moitoier | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | medietarius | — |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |