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Where does “dimydicion” come from?

dimydicion (Middle English) comes from Latin dimidiatio, from Latin dimidio, from Latin dimidius, 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.

dimydicion (Middle English): division by two, dividing into halves,...

Definitions

  1. division by two, dividing into halves,...

Ancestry of “dimydicion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindimidiatioa halving, a dividing into halves; a dimidiation
2LatindimidioI halve; dative singular of dīmidium; ablative...
3Latindimidiushalf; halved
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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