Where does “бизань” come from?
бизань (Russian) comes from Dutch bezaan, from Middle Dutch besaen, from Middle Dutch mesane, from Italian mezzana, from Italian mezzano, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus — to put, to place; to locate.
бизань (Russian): spanker (a fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aftmost mast)
Definitions
- spanker (a fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aftmost mast)
Ancestry of “бизань”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bezaan | mizzenmast; mizzensail |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | besaen | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mesane | — |
| 4 | Italian | mezzana | female equivalent of mezzano |
| 5 | Italian | mezzano | average, mean, middle, medium; mizzen; procurer |
| 6 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 7 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 8 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |