moiety

English

/ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/, /ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/

noun
Definitions
  • A half.
  • A share or portion, especially a smaller share.
  • (anthropology) Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups.
  • (chemistry) A specific segment of a molecule.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French moytié derived from Old French meitié (half) derived from Latin medietās, medius (middle, half, medium, what is in the middle, mean) derived from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being, suffix forming nouns indicating a state, state of being), *médʰyos (middle, between, in the middle, in-between).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*médʰyos

Gloss

middle, between, in the middle, in-between

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Kanji

間

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