meitié

Old French

Alternative forms

• mitié
• meitiet

Etymology

From Late Latin medietātem, accusative of medietās (“half”), from Latin medius (“middle, half”).

Noun

meitié oblique singular, f (oblique plural meitiez, nominative singular meitié, nominative plural meitiez)

1. half (½)

Descendants

• Middle French: moytié
  • → English: moiety
  • French: moitié