Where does “démié-clié” come from?

démié-clié (Norman) comes from Norman démié-, from Latin dimidium, from Latin dīmidius, 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.

démié-clié (Norman): half hitch

Definitions

  1. half hitch

Ancestry of “démié-clié”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normandémié-demi-, semi-, hemi-, half
2Latindimidiumhalf
3Latindīmidiushalf
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →