Where does “metà” come from?
metà (Italian) comes from Latin medietās, 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.
metà (Italian): half; centre, mid-
Definitions
- half; centre, mid-
Ancestry of “metà”, step by step
metà traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin medietās
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | medietās | the center, middle part of something, midpoint |
| 2 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 3 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 4 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Latin mēta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mēta | cone, pyramid |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Italian metaldeide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | metaldeide | metaldehyde |
| 2 | Italian | meta- | meta |