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Where does “meza” come from?

meza (Ido) comes from Esperanto meza, from Esperanto mezo, from Italian mezzo, 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.

meza (Ido): middle, intermediate, central

Definitions

  1. middle, intermediate, central

Ancestry of “meza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomezamiddle, central; medium
2Esperantomezomiddle
3Italianmezzohalf, middle; means, method; vehicle
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “meza”

  • mezavalora
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