Where does “medaljonki” come from?
medaljonki (Finnish) comes from Swedish medaljong, from French médaillon, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius — to put, to place; to locate.
medaljonki (Finnish): locket
Definitions
- locket
Ancestry of “medaljonki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medaljong | a medallion (round or oval frame containing a decoration) |
| 2 | French | médaillon | medallion |
| 3 | French | médaille | medal |
| 4 | Italian | medaglia | medal; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 6 | Latin | medialia | nominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | medialis | medial; of or belonging to the middle |
| 8 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 9 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 10 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |