Where does “medium” come from?
Medium comes from Latin medium, the neuter form of Latin medius, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos meaning "middle," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- and me-.
medium (English): The chemistry of the surrounding environment,...
Definitions
- The chemistry of the surrounding environment,...
Ancestry of “medium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | medium | inflection of medius:
## masculine accusative... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | meðjos | middle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
Words derived from “medium”