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Where does “mide” come from?

mide (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic medyos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mide (Old Irish): middle, centre

Definitions

  1. middle, centre

Ancestry of “mide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmedyosmiddle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mide”

  • Mí
  • Mide
  • midi
  • Eearvee
  • Mee
  • mide
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