Where does “mizzen” come from?

Mizzen comes from Middle French misaine, from Old French migenne, from Latin medianus, derived from Latin medius meaning "middle," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos.

mizzen (English): Mizzenmast; A fore-and-aft sail set on a...

Definitions

  1. Mizzenmast; A fore-and-aft sail set on a...

Ancestry of “mizzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmisaine—
2Old Frenchmigenne—
3Old Catalanmitjana—
4Latinmediānusmiddle, central
5Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
6Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
7Old Latinstlocus—
8Proto-Italicstlokos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “mizzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →