Where does “mezzorado” come from?

mezzorado (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.

mezzorado (Italian): yogurt

Definitions

  1. yogurt

Ancestry of “mezzorado”, step by step

mezzorado 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 rado

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianradosparse, thin; rare; first-person singular present...
2Latinrārus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →