Where does “midrate” come from?

midrate (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.

midrate (English): The average of the buying and selling rates for a...

Definitions

  1. The average of the buying and selling rates for a...

Ancestry of “midrate”, step by step

midrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via English rate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrateThe worth of something; value; The proportional...
2Frenchratespleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;...
3Frenchratrat; sweetheart; scrooch
4Middle Frenchratrat
5Old Frenchratrat rodent
6Old High Germanratorat
7Proto-Germanicratō
8Proto-Germanicrattazrat
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-Every word from Proto-Celtic reketiEvery word from Gaulish rekos
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