Where does “jumătate” come from?
jumătate (Romanian) comes from Late Latin medietas, 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.
jumătate (Romanian): half
Definitions
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Ancestry of “jumătate”, step by step
jumătate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin medietas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | medietas | half; centre, midpoint; half; the center, middle... |
| 2 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 3 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 4 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Latin medietatem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | medietatem | accusative singular of medietās |