Where does “midstock” come from?

midstock (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.

midstock (English): Of or relating to a form of stock photography with mid-priced images, falling between macrostock and microstock

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a form of stock photography with mid-priced images, falling between macrostock and microstock

Ancestry of “midstock”, step by step

midstock 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 stock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstockA store or supply; The capital raised by a...
2Italianstoccatahit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,...
3Italianstoccareto stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or...
4Italianstoccotuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs...
5Middle Dutchstōken
6Old Dutchstokon
7Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-