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Where does “dimidiatio” come from?

dimidiatio (Latin) comes from Latin dimidio, from Latin dimidius, 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.

dimidiatio (Latin): a halving, a dividing into halves; a dimidiation

Definitions

  1. a halving, a dividing into halves; a dimidiation

Ancestry of “dimidiatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindimidioI halve; dative singular of dīmidium; ablative...
2Latindimidiushalf; halved
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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