Where does “media” come from?

media (Romanian) comes from Latin mediō, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

media (Romanian): to mediate; to intercede, interpose

Definitions

  1. to mediate; to intercede, interpose

Ancestry of “media”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmediōto halve, divide in the 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

Words derived from “media”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →