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Where does “medio” come from?

medio (Spanish) comes 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.

medio (Spanish): half, half a/an; middle, mid; mid, in the middle...

Definitions

  1. half, half a/an; middle, mid; mid, in the middle...

Ancestry of “medio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “medio”

  • chupamedias
  • media
  • mediodía
  • mediateca
  • medianoche
  • mediero
  • medyas
  • mę́dianą
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