Where does “mediation” come from?
Mediation derives from Latin mediatio, from mediāri meaning to be in the middle, from medius meaning middle, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos with the same sense.
mediation (English): Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by...
Definitions
- Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by...
Ancestry of “mediation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mediatio | — |
| 2 | Latin | mediari | present passive infinitive of mediō; intervene |
| 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 “mediation”