Where does “Meánmhuirí” come from?
Meánmhuirí (Irish) comes from Irish Meánmhuir, from Irish meán-, from Irish meán, from Old Irish medón, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
Meánmhuirí (Irish): Mediterranean
Definitions
- Mediterranean
Ancestry of “Meánmhuirí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Meánmhuir | the Mediterranean Sea |
| 2 | Irish | meán- | middle, medial, medium, mean, average |
| 3 | Irish | meán | mid, central; middle; average |
| 4 | Old Irish | medón | middle |
| 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 |