Where does “besaen” come from?
besaen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mesane, 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.
Ancestry of “besaen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | mesane | — |
| 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 |