Where does “milieu” come from?
milieu (French) comes from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
milieu (French): middle; center; setting; environment;...
Definitions
- middle; center; setting; environment;...
Ancestry of “milieu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 2 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 3 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
Words derived from “milieu”