Where does “medius” come from?

medius (Classical Latin) comes from Proto-Italic meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

medius (Classical Latin): middle; half; moderate

Definitions

  1. middle; half; moderate

Ancestry of “medius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmeðjosmiddle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “medius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →