Where does “kontramezzana” come from?
kontramezzana (Maltese) comes from Italian contromezzana, from Italian mezzana, from Italian mezzano, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
kontramezzana (Maltese): mizzen topsail
Definitions
- mizzen topsail
Ancestry of “kontramezzana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | contromezzana | mizzen topsail |
| 2 | Italian | mezzana | female equivalent of mezzano |
| 3 | Italian | mezzano | average, mean, middle, medium; mizzen; procurer |
| 4 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |