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Where does “media” come from?

media (Dutch) comes from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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Ancestry of “media”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMēdia—
2Ancient GreekΜηδία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “media”

  • mediastrijd
  • mediaoorlog
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