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
Ancestry of “airmheán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | airmedón | the very middle, centre |
| 2 | Old Irish | medón | middle |
| 3 | Latin | mediānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |