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
- The middle finger; the third digit, or that which...
Ancestry of “medius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 2 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 3 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |