Where does “Schweinemedaillon” come from?
Schweinemedaillon (German) comes from German Medaillon, from French médaillon, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius — to put, to place; to locate.
Schweinemedaillon (German): pork medallion
Definitions
- pork medallion
Ancestry of “Schweinemedaillon”, step by step
Schweinemedaillon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Medaillon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Medaillon | medallion, locket; showy coin; mole, naevus,... |
| 2 | French | médaillon | medallion |
| 3 | French | médaille | medal |
| 4 | Italian | medaglia | medal; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 6 | Latin | medialia | nominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | medialis | medial; of or belonging to the middle |
| 8 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 9 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 10 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via German schwein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schwein | swine, pig |
| 2 | Middle High German | swin | swine, pig |
| 3 | Old High German | swīn | swine, pig |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swīn | pig, swine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swīną | swine, pig |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |