Where does “médiocre” come from?

médiocre (French) comes 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.

médiocre (French): mediocre

Definitions

  1. mediocre

Ancestry of “médiocre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmédiocre—
2Latinmediocrismiddling, moderate, medium; tolerable, ordinary,...
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “médiocre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →