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Where does “mediumly” come from?

mediumly (English) comes from English Medium, from Latin medium, from Proto-Italic meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mediumly (English): to a medium extent

Definitions

  1. to a medium extent

Ancestry of “mediumly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMedium—
2Latinmediuminflection of medius: ## masculine accusative...
3Proto-Italicmeðjosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
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