Where does “media” come from?

Media derives from Latin media, the feminine plural of medius meaning "middle," from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos with the same sense.

media (English): The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or...

Definitions

  1. The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or...

Ancestry of “media”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedianominative feminine singular of medius;...
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus
5Proto-Italicstlokos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “media

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-