Where does “medullum” come from?

medullum (Latin) comes from Latin medulla, 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.

medullum (Latin): marrow

Definitions

  1. marrow

Ancestry of “medullum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedullamarrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative...
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus
5Proto-Italicstlokos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-
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