Where does “медалист” come from?
медалист (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian медал, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus — to put, to place; to locate.
медалист (Macedonian): medalist
Ancestry of “медалист”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | медал | medal |
| 2 | French | médaille | medal |
| 3 | Italian | medaglia | medal; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 5 | Latin | medialia | nominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | medialis | medial; of or belonging to the middle |
| 7 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 8 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |