Where does “mediocreness” come from?
mediocreness (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.
mediocreness (English): mediocrity
Definitions
- mediocrity
Ancestry of “mediocreness”, step by step
mediocreness 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 |
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 |