Where does “mi-bas” come from?

mi-bas (French) comes from French mi-, 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-bas (French): (for men) knee-length sock

Definitions

  1. (for men) knee-length sock

Ancestry of “mi-bas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmi-half, mid-
2Middle Frenchmimiddle
3Old Frenchmihalf, half way; me; middle
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus
7Proto-Italicstlokos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-
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