Where does “massemedium” come from?
massemedium (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk masse, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.
massemedium (Norwegian Nynorsk): mass medium
Definitions
- mass medium
Ancestry of “massemedium”, step by step
massemedium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk masse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | masse | a mass |
| 2 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |
via Norwegian Nynorsk medium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | medium | a medium |
| 2 | Latin | medium | inflection of medius: ## masculine accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meðjos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |