Where does “medius” come from?

Medius derives from Latin medius, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root medʰi- meaning middle or between.

medius (English): The middle finger; the third digit, or that which...

Definitions

  1. The middle finger; the third digit, or that which...

Ancestry of “medius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →
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