Where does “Mar Mediterrâneo” come from?
Mar Mediterrâneo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mediterrâneo, from Latin mediterraneus, 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.
Ancestry of “Mar Mediterrâneo”, step by step
Mar Mediterrâneo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese mediterrâneo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mediterrâneo | Mediterranean |
| 2 | Latin | mediterraneus | inland |
| 3 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |