Where does “antaŭtagmeze” come from?
antaŭtagmeze (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tagmeze, from Esperanto meze, from Esperanto mezo, from Italian mezzo, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
antaŭtagmeze (Esperanto): ante meridiem (a.m.), in the forenoon, before noon
Definitions
- ante meridiem (a.m.), in the forenoon, before noon
Ancestry of “antaŭtagmeze”, step by step
antaŭtagmeze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto tagmeze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tagmeze | at midday/noon |
| 2 | Esperanto | meze | in the middle of, amid |
| 3 | Esperanto | mezo | middle |
| 4 | Italian | mezzo | half, middle; means, method; vehicle |
| 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 |
via Esperanto antaŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | antaŭ | before (in time), prior to |
| 2 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |