Where does “medi” come from?

medi (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese medo, from Latin Mēdus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος, from Old Median Mada.

medi (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to fear

Definitions

  1. to fear

Ancestry of “medi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemedofear
2LatinMēdus—
3Ancient GreekΜῆδοςan inhabitant of Media; a Mede or Median
4Old MedianMada—
Every word from Old Median Mada →Every word from Ancient Greek Μῆδος →Every word from Latin Mēdus →