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
- to a medium extent
Ancestry of “mediumly”, step by step
mediumly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Medium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Medium | The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent |
| 2 | Latin | medium | inflection of medius: ## masculine accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meðjos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |