Where does “contromezzana” come from?
contromezzana (Italian) comes from Italian mezzana, from Italian mezzano, 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.
contromezzana (Italian): mizzen topsail
Definitions
- mizzen topsail
Ancestry of “contromezzana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mezzana | female equivalent of mezzano |
| 2 | Italian | mezzano | average, mean, middle, medium; mizzen; procurer |
| 3 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 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 |