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mezzanine

mez·za·nine

UK/ˈmɛzəniːn/ US/ˈmɛtsəniːn/ rare obsolete us

noun

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Origin

PIE word *médʰyos The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.

Phrases

  • mezzanine board
  • mezzanine capital
  • mezzanine debt
  • mezzanine financing
  • mezzanine floor

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