Where does “médiocratie” come from?
médiocratie (French) comes from French médiocre, from Middle French médiocre, from Latin mediocris, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
médiocratie (French): mediocracy
Definitions
- mediocracy
Ancestry of “médiocratie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | médiocre | mediocre |
| 2 | Middle French | médiocre | — |
| 3 | Latin | mediocris | middling, moderate, medium; tolerable, ordinary,... |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |