Where does “immediate” come from?
immediate (Latin) comes from Latin immediatus, from Latin mediatus, from Latin 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.
immediate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of immediātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of immediātus
Ancestry of “immediate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | immediatus | immediate |
| 2 | Latin | mediatus | halved, having been halved; having been in the... |
| 3 | Latin | medio | I halve, divide in the middle; I am in the... |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |