Where does “demiu” come from?
demiu (Romanian) comes from French demi, from Vulgar Latin dimedius, 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.
demiu (Romanian): half
Definitions
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Ancestry of “demiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | demi | half; a person of multiracial descent, usually a... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | dimedius | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīmidius | half |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |