Where does “meán-” come from?

meán- (Irish) comes from Irish meán, 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.

meán- (Irish): middle, medial, medium, mean, average

Definitions

  1. middle, medial, medium, mean, average

Ancestry of “meán-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmeánmid, central; middle; average
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

Words derived from “meán-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →