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

  1. middle; center; setting; environment;...

Ancestry of “milieu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmilieu
2Old Frenchmilliu
3Old Frenchlieu
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus
6Proto-Italicstlokos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “milieu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-