Where does “mediately” come from?
Mediately comes from Middle English -ly combined with Latin medio, derived from Latin medius meaning "middle," which traces to Proto-Indo-European médʰyos.
mediately (English): In a mediate manner, by the intervention of an...
Definitions
- In a mediate manner, by the intervention of an...
Ancestry of “mediately”, step by step
mediately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mediate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mediate | To resolve differences, or to bring about a... |
| 2 | Late Latin | mediatus | halved, having been halved; having been in the... |
| 3 | Latin | medio | I halve, divide in the middle; I am in the... |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |