Where does “antimedian” come from?

antimedian (English) comes from English Median, from Middle French median, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

antimedian (English): A function that maximizes the sum of distances to a set of nodes in a graph

Definitions

  1. A function that maximizes the sum of distances to a set of nodes in a graph

Ancestry of “antimedian”, step by step

antimedian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Median

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMedianRelating to Media or Medes; Of laws, rules etc.:...
2Middle Frenchmedian
3Latinmediānusmiddle, central
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus
7Proto-Italicstlokos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-