Where does “medalje” come from?
medalje (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.
medalje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a medal
Definitions
- a medal
Ancestry of “medalje”, step by step
medalje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French médaille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Latin metallum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |