Where does “posttagmeze” come from?
posttagmeze (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tagmezo, 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.
posttagmeze (Esperanto): post meridiem (p.m.), in the afternoon, after noon
Definitions
- post meridiem (p.m.), in the afternoon, after noon
Ancestry of “posttagmeze”, step by step
posttagmeze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto tagmezo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tagmezo | noon |
| 2 | Esperanto | mezo | middle |
| 3 | Italian | mezzo | half, middle; means, method; vehicle |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |