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Where does “medi” come from?

medi (Italian) comes from Italian medio, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

medi (Italian): masculine plural of medio; plural of medio;...

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of medio; plural of medio;...

Ancestry of “medi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmediomiddle finger, tall man; mean, average;...
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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