Where does “mediativity” come from?
mediativity (English) comes from English mediative, from English mediate, from Late Latin mediatus, from Latin medio, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
mediativity (English): The quality of being mediative
Definitions
- The quality of being mediative
Ancestry of “mediativity”, step by step
mediativity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mediative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mediative | Pertaining to mediation; that mediates |
| 2 | English | mediate | To resolve differences, or to bring about a... |
| 3 | Late Latin | mediatus | halved, having been halved; having been in the... |
| 4 | Latin | medio | I halve, divide in the middle; I am in the... |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |