Where does “submoiety” come from?
submoiety (English) comes from English moiety, from Middle French moytié, from Old French meitié, from Latin medietās, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
submoiety (English): A subset of a moiety
Ancestry of “submoiety”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | moiety | A half; A share or portion, especially a smaller... |
| 2 | Middle French | moytié | half |
| 3 | Old French | meitié | half |
| 4 | Latin | medietās | — |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |