Where does “midregion” come from?

midregion (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.

midregion (English): The middle of a region

Definitions

  1. The middle of a region

Ancestry of “midregion”, step by step

midregion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English region

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregionAny considerable and connected part of a space or...
2Middle Englishregiounrealm, nation, country; authority, governance;...
3Anglo-Normanregiunregion
4Latinregiōdirection, line
5LatinAemilia
6Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
7Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
8Proto-Italicaimosimitation
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-Every word from Proto-Celtic reketiEvery word from Gaulish rekos