Where does “metafisi” come from?
metafisi (Italian) comes from Italian metà, 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.
metafisi (Italian): metaphysis
Definitions
- metaphysis
Ancestry of “metafisi”, step by step
metafisi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian metà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | metà | half; centre, mid- |
| 2 | Latin | medietās | the center, middle part of something, midpoint |
| 3 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Italian fisi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fisi | masculine plural of fiso |