Where does “mezepoko” come from?

mezepoko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto epoko, from Polish epoka, from French époque, from Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή, from Ancient Greek ἐπέχω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.

mezepoko (Esperanto): Middle Ages

Definitions

  1. Middle Ages

Ancestry of “mezepoko”, step by step

mezepoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto epoko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoepokoepoch
2Polishepokaage
3Frenchépoquevintage; epoch; time
4Latinepochaage, period, time, season, epoch
5Ancient Greekἐποχήcheck, cessation; suspension of judgement;...
6Ancient GreekἐπέχωI have or hold upon
7Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
8Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
9Ancient GreekἩμέρα
10Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
11Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Esperanto meza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomezamiddle, central; medium
2Esperantomezomiddle
3Italianmezzohalf, middle; means, method; vehicle
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus
7Proto-Italicstlokos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “mezepoko

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-
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