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Where does “neamh-mheánacht” come from?

neamh-mheánacht (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.

neamh-mheánacht (Irish): immediacy

Definitions

  1. immediacy

Ancestry of “neamh-mheánacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmeánmid, central; middle; average
2Old Irishmedónmiddle
3Latinmediānus—
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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