Where does “disintermediary” come from?
disintermediary (English) comes from English intermediary, from French intermédiaire, from French intermède, from Latin intermedius, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
disintermediary (English): Of or pertaining to disintermediation
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to disintermediation
Ancestry of “disintermediary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | intermediary | Intermediate; An agent acting as a mediator... |
| 2 | French | intermédiaire | intermediate; intermediary; mean, average |
| 3 | French | intermède | interlude |
| 4 | Latin | intermedius | intermediate; which is between |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |