Where does “mizzensail” come from?
mizzensail (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.
mizzensail (English): A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast
Definitions
- A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast
Ancestry of “mizzensail”, step by step
mizzensail 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 |