Where does “mitan” come from?
mitan (Romanian) comes from French mi-temps, from French mi-, from Middle French mi, from Old French mi, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
mitan (Romanian): half time
Definitions
- half time
Ancestry of “mitan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mi-temps | half time |
| 2 | French | mi- | half, mid- |
| 3 | Middle French | mi | middle |
| 4 | Old French | mi | half, half way; me; middle |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |