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Where does “metastasi” come from?

metastasi (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.

metastasi (Italian): metastasis

Definitions

  1. metastasis

Ancestry of “metastasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmetàhalf; centre, mid-
2Latinmedietās—
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “metastasi”

  • metastatizzare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →