Where does “milieu” come from?
milieu (Indonesian) comes from Dutch milieu, from French milieu, from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
milieu (Indonesian): milieu, environment
Definitions
- milieu, environment
Ancestry of “milieu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | milieu | environment; milieu |
| 2 | French | milieu | middle; center; setting; environment;... |
| 3 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 4 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 5 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |