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Where does “Mar Mediterraneo” come from?

Mar Mediterraneo (Italian) comes from Italian mediterraneo, from Latin mediterraneus, 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.

Ancestry of “Mar Mediterraneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianmediterraneoMediterranean
2Latinmediterraneusinland
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “Mar Mediterraneo”

  • Mediterraneo
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