Where does “passymeasure” come from?

passymeasure (English) comes from Italian passamezzo, from Italian mezzo, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

passymeasure (English): A dance, the paspy

Definitions

  1. A dance, the paspy

Ancestry of “passymeasure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpassamezzopassamezzo dance
2Italianmezzohalf, middle; means, method; vehicle
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →