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