Where does “mezzocerchio” come from?

mezzocerchio (Italian) comes from Italian mezzo-, 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.

mezzocerchio (Italian): semicircle

Definitions

semicircle

Ancestry of “mezzocerchio”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	mezzo-	half; semi-; middle; meso-
2	Italian	mezzo	half, middle; means, method; vehicle
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

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