Where does “moiety” come from?
Moiety comes from Middle French moytié, from Old French meitié, from Late Latin medietatem, a noun formation from Latin medius meaning middle.
moiety (English): A half; A share or portion, especially a smaller...
Definitions
- A half; A share or portion, especially a smaller...
Ancestry of “moiety”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | moytié | half |
| 2 | Old French | meitié | half |
| 3 | Latin | medietās | the center, middle part of something, midpoint |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |