Where does “mediocritās” come from?

mediocritās (Latin) comes from Latin mediocris, 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.

mediocritās (Latin): a middle state

Definitions

  1. a middle state

Ancestry of “mediocritās”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmediocrismiddling, moderate, medium; tolerable, ordinary,...
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “mediocritās”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →