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Where does “medón” come from?

medón (Old Irish) comes 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.

medón (Old Irish): middle

Definitions

  1. middle

Ancestry of “medón”, step by step

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

Words derived from “medón”

  • meán
  • meántuilleamh
  • meán-ard
  • meántiarna
  • meániarann
  • airmheán
  • meánlár
  • Meán-Ard-Ghearmáinis
  • meánráta
  • meánghearradh
  • meánábhar
  • meánaicme
  • meánaicmeach
  • idirmheán
  • idirmheánach
  • meánchiorcal
  • meánchiorclach
  • meánchrios
  • meánchriosach
  • meánfhéith
  • Meán-Ghaeilge
  • meánscoil
  • lármheán
  • neamh-mheánacht
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