Where does “airmheán” come from?

airmheán (Irish) comes from Old Irish airmedón, from Old Irish medón, from Latin mediānus, 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.

airmheán (Irish): epicentre; median

Definitions

  1. epicentre; median

Ancestry of “airmheán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairmedónthe very middle, centre
2Old Irishmedónmiddle
3Latinmediānusmiddle, central
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →