Where does “média” come from?

média (Portuguese) comes from English Media, from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

média (Portuguese): average; the score necessary to go from one grade...

Definitions

  1. average; the score necessary to go from one grade...

Ancestry of “média”, step by step

média traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Media

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMediaThe middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue
2LatinMēdia—
3Ancient GreekΜηδία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Portuguese médio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemédioaverage; medium; middle
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μηδία →