Where does “median” come from?
Median comes from Middle French median, from Latin medianus, from Latin medius meaning middle, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos.
median (English): A central vein or nerve, especially the median...
Definitions
- A central vein or nerve, especially the median...
Ancestry of “median”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | median | — |
| 2 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 3 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
Words derived from “median”