Where does “passamezzo” come from?

passamezzo (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.

passamezzo (Italian): passamezzo dance

Definitions

  1. passamezzo dance

Ancestry of “passamezzo”, step by step

passamezzo 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 passo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpassofootstep; footprint; step
2Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
3LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “passamezzo”

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