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
- The state of being mediate
Ancestry of “mediateness”, step by step
mediateness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |