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Where does “mizzentop” come from?

mizzentop (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.

mizzentop (English): A framework and platform at the top of the lower...

Definitions

  1. A framework and platform at the top of the lower...

Ancestry of “mizzentop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmizzenMizzenmast; A fore-and-aft sail set on a...
2Middle Frenchmisaine—
3Old Frenchmigenne—
4Old Catalanmitjana—
5Latinmediānus—
6Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
7Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
8Old Latinstlocus—
9Proto-Italicstlokos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “mizzentop”

  • mizzentopman
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