Where does “media” come from?

media (Italian) comes from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

media (Italian): feminine singular of medio; average, mean; media

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of medio; average, mean; media

Ancestry of “media”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMēdia—
2Ancient GreekΜηδία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “media”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μηδία →