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Where does “moytié” come from?

moytié (Middle French) comes from Old French meitié, from Latin medietās, 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.

moytié (Middle French): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “moytié”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmeitiéhalf
2Latinmedietās—
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 “moytié”

  • moiety
  • patrimoiety
  • matrimoiety
  • submoiety
  • moitié
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