Etymograph

English

halfpace

From half + pace.

A compound of half + pace

Proto-Germanic *halbaz

Proto-West Germanic *halb

Old English healf

Middle English half

English half

Latin passus

Anglo-Norman pas

Middle English pase

English pace

Today it means

noun A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / halfpace