Where does “mean” come from?

mean (Manx) comes from Old Irish medón, from Latin mediānus, 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.

mean (Manx): centre, middle; interior; average

Definitions

  1. centre, middle; interior; average

Ancestry of “mean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmedónmiddle
2Latinmediānusmiddle, central
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “mean”

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