Where does “mediogioco” come from?

mediogioco (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.

mediogioco (Italian): middlegame

Definitions

  1. middlegame

Ancestry of “mediogioco”, step by step

mediogioco 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 gioco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiocogame; backlash; first-person singular present...
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →