Where does “disintermediation” come from?
disintermediation (English) comes from English intermediation, from English intermediate, from Medieval Latin intermediatus, from Latin intermediare, from Late Latin mediare, from Latin medio, from Latin medius, from Latin locus — to put, to place; to locate.
disintermediation (English): The removal of funds from a financial institution...
Definitions
- The removal of funds from a financial institution...
Ancestry of “disintermediation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intermediation | An act of coming between; an intervention;... |
| 2 | English | intermediate | Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intermediatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | intermediare | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | mediare | to mediate; present active infinitive of mediō;... |
| 6 | Latin | medio | I halve, divide in the middle; I am in the... |
| 7 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 8 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |