Where does “submediocru” come from?
submediocru (Romanian) comes from Romanian mediocru, 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.
submediocru (Romanian): under the average in achievements; worse than mediocre
Definitions
- under the average in achievements; worse than mediocre
Ancestry of “submediocru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mediocru | mediocre |
| 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 |