Where does “dīmidiō” come from?
dīmidiō (Latin) comes from Latin dimidiatio, 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.
dīmidiō (Latin): to halve divide in two
Definitions
- to halve divide in two
Ancestry of “dīmidiō”, step by step
dīmidiō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dimidiatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dimidiatio | a halving, a dividing into halves; a dimidiation |
| 2 | Latin | dimidio | I halve; dative singular of dīmidium; ablative... |
| 3 | Latin | dimidius | half; halved |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Latin dīmidius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dīmidius | half |