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Where does “media” come from?

media (Finnish) comes from English Media, from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

media (Finnish): media

Definitions

  1. media

Ancestry of “media”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMedia—
2LatinMēdia—
3Ancient GreekΜηδία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “media”

  • mediatutkimus
  • media-ala
  • digimedia
  • mediakasvatus
  • mediatapahtuma
  • mediatoimisto
  • mediakulttuuri
  • mediatoistin
  • mediatiede
  • medialukutaito
  • mediataide
  • medianomi
  • mediakritiikki
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