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Where does “mediateness” come from?

mediateness (English) comes from English mediate, from Late Latin mediatus, from Latin medio, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

mediateness (English): The state of being mediate

Definitions

  1. The state of being mediate

Ancestry of “mediateness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmediateTo resolve differences, or to bring about a...
2Late Latinmediatushalved, having been halved; having been in the...
3LatinmedioI halve, divide in the middle; I am in the...
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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