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 , in the forenoon, before noon
Definitions
- ante meridiem , in the forenoon, before noon
Ancestry of “antaŭtagmeze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |