Where does “mizzenmast” come from?
mizzenmast (English) comes from English mizzen, from Middle French misaine, from Old French migenne, from Old Catalan mitjana, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
mizzenmast (English): The aftmost mast on a ship having three or more...
Definitions
- The aftmost mast on a ship having three or more...
Ancestry of “mizzenmast”, step by step
mizzenmast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mizzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mizzen | Mizzenmast; A fore-and-aft sail set on a... |
| 2 | Middle French | misaine | — |
| 3 | Old French | migenne | — |
| 4 | Old Catalan | mitjana | — |
| 5 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via English Mast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mast | — |
| 2 | French | masse | a paste, a dough; large amount or quantity of... |
| 3 | Old French | mace | mace weapon |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mattia | — |
| 5 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |