Where does “moyennage” come from?
moyennage (French) comes from French moyenner, from French moyen, from Middle French moyen, from Old French moien, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
moyennage (French): averaging
Definitions
- averaging
Ancestry of “moyennage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | moyenner | to calculate the mean; to obtain |
| 2 | French | moyen | way, method, mean of doing something; medium;... |
| 3 | Middle French | moyen | — |
| 4 | Old French | moien | middle; centre; mediator; middle; central |
| 5 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |