Where does “meado” come from?

meado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mear, 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.

meado (Portuguese): mid; middle

Definitions

  1. mid; middle

Ancestry of “meado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemearto halve
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-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 →