Where does “intermediateness” come from?
intermediateness (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.
intermediateness (English): The condition of being intermediate
Definitions
- The condition of being intermediate
Ancestry of “intermediateness”, step by step
intermediateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intermediate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |