Where does “médium” come from?

médium (French) comes from Latin medium, from Proto-Italic meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

médium (French): middle register; medium

Definitions

  1. middle register; medium

Ancestry of “médium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmediuminflection of medius: ## masculine accusative...
2Proto-Italicmeðjosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “médium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →