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Where does “meza” come from?

meza (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mezo, 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.

meza (Esperanto): middle, central; medium

Definitions

  1. middle, central; medium

Ancestry of “meza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomezomiddle
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

Words derived from “meza”

  • mezlernejo
  • mezpunkto
  • meza
  • mezavalora
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