Where does “mi-” come from?

mi- (French) comes from Middle French mi, from Old French mi, 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.

mi- (French): half, mid-

Definitions

  1. half, mid-

Ancestry of “mi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmimiddle
2Old Frenchmihalf, half way; me; middle
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 “mi-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-