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Where does “mediano” come from?

mediano (Italian) comes 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.

mediano (Italian): median; halfback; third-person plural present...

Definitions

  1. median; halfback; third-person plural present...

Ancestry of “mediano”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mediano”

  • centromediano
  • medianismo
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