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Where does “medius” come from?

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

medius (Latin): middle; half; moderate

Definitions

  1. middle; half; moderate

Ancestry of “medius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
2Old Latinstlocus—
3Proto-Italicstlokos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “medius”

  • immediately
  • medical
  • media
  • immediate
  • medium
  • intermediate
  • medieval
  • Mediterranean
  • median
  • mediation
  • medial
  • multimedia
  • mediator
  • medal
  • mediate
  • milieu
  • biomedical
  • mediocre
  • medically
  • medulla
  • mediocrity
  • moiety
  • medullary
  • medallion
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