Where does “medallionlike” come from?

medallionlike (English) comes from English medallion, from French médaillon, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius — to put, to place; to locate.

medallionlike (English): Resembling a medallion

Definitions

  1. Resembling a medallion

Ancestry of “medallionlike”, step by step

medallionlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English medallion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmedallionA large medal, usually decorative; A cut of meat...
2Frenchmédaillonmedallion
3Frenchmédaillemedal
4Italianmedagliamedal; third-person singular present indicative...
5Medieval Latinmedaliahalf a denarius
6Latinmedialianominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative...
7Latinmedialismedial; of or belonging to the middle
8Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
9Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
10Old Latinstlocus
11Proto-Italicstlokos
12Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus