Where does “Blechmedaille” come from?
Blechmedaille (German) comes from German Medaille, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus — to put, to place; to locate.
Blechmedaille (German): a nonexistent prize for finishing in fourth place (as opposed to the actual gold, silver and bronze medals for finishing first, second, and third)
Definitions
- a nonexistent prize for finishing in fourth place (as opposed to the actual gold, silver and bronze medals for finishing first, second, and third)
Ancestry of “Blechmedaille”, step by step
Blechmedaille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Medaille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Medaille | medal |
| 2 | French | médaille | medal |
| 3 | Italian | medaglia | medal; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 5 | Latin | medialia | nominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | medialis | medial; of or belonging to the middle |
| 7 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 8 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via German Blech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blech | sheet; Brass, a collective term for all brass... |
| 2 | Middle High German | blëch | small metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress |
| 3 | Old High German | bleh | thin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blik | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bliką | shine; look; metal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |