metade

Portuguese

/me.ˈta.d͡ʒi/, /me.ˈta.de/, /mɨ.ˈta.ðɨ/

noun
Definitions
  • half (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided)
  • middle; midpoint (point equidistant between two extremes)
  • middle (time between the beginning and the end)
  • (mathematics) half (fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese metade inherited from Latin medietātem, medius (middle, half, medium, what is in the middle, mean) derived from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (between, middle).

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Proto-Indo-European

*medʰyo-

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between, middle

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