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Where does “mezzano” come from?

mezzano (Italian) comes from Latin mediānus, 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.

mezzano (Italian): average, mean, middle, medium; mizzen; procurer

Definitions

  1. average, mean, middle, medium; mizzen; procurer

Ancestry of “mezzano”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mezzano”

  • mezzanine
  • mezzanità
  • contromezzana
  • mezzana
  • mezzanino
  • mezzanamente
  • mezzanine
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