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Where does “mediu” come from?

mediu (Romanian) comes 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.

mediu (Romanian): mean, medium, average; middle; environment,...

Definitions

  1. mean, medium, average; middle; environment,...

Ancestry of “mediu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “mediu”

  • Evul Mediu
  • medie
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