Where does “maille” come from?
maille (French) comes from Late Latin medalia, 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.
maille (French): stitch; mesh, the gap between threads in cloth...
Definitions
- stitch; mesh, the gap between threads in cloth...
Ancestry of “maille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 2 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 3 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 4 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
Words derived from “maille”