Where does “cryomedium” come from?

cryomedium (English) comes from English Medium, from Latin medium, 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.

cryomedium (English): A medium within which samples are frozen,...

Definitions

  1. A medium within which samples are frozen,...

Ancestry of “cryomedium”, step by step

cryomedium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Medium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMediumThe material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent
2Latinmediuminflection of medius: ## masculine accusative...
3Proto-Italicmeðjosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via English cryo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcryocryoprecipitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos