Where does “mediocrely” come from?
mediocrely (English) comes from English mediocre, from Middle English medioker, from French médiocre, from Middle French médiocre, from Latin mediocris, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
mediocrely (English): In a mediocre way
Definitions
- In a mediocre way
Ancestry of “mediocrely”, step by step
mediocrely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mediocre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mediocre | Having no peculiar or outstanding features; not... |
| 2 | Middle English | medioker | — |
| 3 | French | médiocre | mediocre |
| 4 | Middle French | médiocre | — |
| 5 | Latin | mediocris | middling, moderate, medium; tolerable, ordinary,... |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |