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Where does “medianoche” come from?

medianoche (Spanish) comes from Spanish media, from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

medianoche (Spanish): midnight; a small meat pie; a type of sandwich...

Definitions

  1. midnight; a small meat pie; a type of sandwich...

Ancestry of “medianoche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmediastocking; sock; pantyhose , tights
2LatinMēdia—
3Ancient GreekΜηδία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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