Where does “medioalto” come from?

medioalto (Italian) comes from Italian medio, 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.

medioalto (Italian): upper middle

Definitions

  1. upper middle

Ancestry of “medioalto”, step by step

medioalto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian medio

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

via Italian alto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaltohigh, tall; deep; loud
2Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
3Proto-Italicaltos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →