Where does “jumate” come from?

jumate (Romanian) comes from Romanian jumătate, 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.

jumate (Romanian): Alternative form of jumătate

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jumătate

Ancestry of “jumate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjumătatehalf
2Late Latinmedietashalf; centre, midpoint; half; the center, middle...
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-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 →