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Where does “neuveanagh” come from?

neuveanagh (Manx) comes from Manx mean, 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.

neuveanagh (Manx): off-centre

Definitions

  1. off-centre

Ancestry of “neuveanagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmeancentre, middle; interior; average
2Old Irishmedónmiddle
3Latinmediānus—
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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