Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “h₂óḱris”

32 words across 18 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European h₂óḱris — including mediocre, mediocrity, mediocrely, mediocrist, submediocrity, médiocre, médiocre, mediocris.

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English (8)

Latin (5)

French (2)

Middle French (2)

Portuguese (2)

Ancient Greek (1)

Old Irish (1)

Irish (1)

Proto-Celtic (1)

Sanskrit (1)

Proto-Hellenic (1)

Italian (1)

Proto-Indo-Aryan (1)

Spanish (1)

Romanian (1)

Middle English (1)

Classical Latin (1)

Proto-Indo-Iranian (1)