Where does “Medianwert” come from?
Medianwert (German) comes from German Median, from English Median, from Middle French median, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
Medianwert (German): median value
Definitions
- median value
Ancestry of “Medianwert”, step by step
Medianwert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Median
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Median | median |
| 2 | English | Median | Relating to Media or Medes; Of laws, rules etc.:... |
| 3 | Middle French | median | — |
| 4 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via German wert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wert | worthy, valuable, noble |
| 3 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |