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Where does “sub-Mediterranean” come from?

sub-Mediterranean (English) comes from English Mediterranean, from Latin mediterraneus, 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.

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Ancestry of “sub-Mediterranean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMediterraneanOf or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and the...
2Latinmediterraneusinland
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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