Where does “медал” come from?
медал (Macedonian) comes from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
медал (Macedonian): medal
Ancestry of “медал”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | médaille | medal |
| 2 | Italian | medaglia | medal; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 4 | Latin | medialia | nominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | medialis | medial; of or belonging to the middle |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
Words derived from “медал”