Where does “medalet” come from?

medalet (English) comes from English et, from Middle English et, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

medalet (English): A small medal, especially one worn by a Roman...

Definitions

  1. A small medal, especially one worn by a Roman...

Ancestry of “medalet”, step by step

medalet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English et

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishetand; simple past tense and past participle of eat
2Middle Englishet
3Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
4Proto-Turkicātname
5Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via English medal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmedalA stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament,...
2Latinmedialenominative neuter singular of mediālis;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną