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
- middle, medial, medium, mean, average
Ancestry of “meán-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | meán | mid, central; middle; average |
| 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 |
Words derived from “meán-”