Where does “mezz'aria” come from?

mezz'aria (Italian) comes from Italian mezzo, 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.

mezz'aria (Italian): mid-air

Definitions

  1. mid-air

Ancestry of “mezz'aria”, step by step

mezz'aria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian mezzo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmezzohalf, middle; means, method; vehicle
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 aria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianariaair; look, appearance, countenance; airs
2Latināērair
3Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
4Ancient Greekauhḗr—

Words derived from “mezz'aria”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →