Where does “mediocrație” come from?
mediocrație (Romanian) comes from French médiocratie, from French médiocre, from Middle French médiocre, from Latin mediocris, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
mediocrație (Romanian): mediocracy
Definitions
- mediocracy
Ancestry of “mediocrație”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | médiocratie | mediocracy |
| 2 | French | médiocre | mediocre |
| 3 | Middle French | médiocre | — |
| 4 | Latin | mediocris | middling, moderate, medium; tolerable, ordinary,... |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |