Where does “midchest” come from?

midchest (English) comes from English chest, from English Chester, from English molester, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

midchest (English): The middle of the chest

Definitions

  1. The middle of the chest

Ancestry of “midchest”, step by step

midchest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchestA box, now usually a large strong box with a...
2EnglishChesterA child molester
3EnglishmolesterAgent noun of molest: one who molests;...
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti