Where does “mediate” come from?
Mediate comes from Late Latin mediatus, the past participle of Latin medio, derived from Latin medius meaning middle, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos.
mediate (English): To resolve differences, or to bring about a...
Definitions
- To resolve differences, or to bring about a...
Ancestry of “mediate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | mediatus | halved, having been halved; having been in the... |
| 2 | Latin | medio | I halve, divide in the middle; I am in the... |
| 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 |