Where does “меда́ль” come from?
меда́ль (Russian) comes from Middle French medaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
меда́ль (Russian): medal
Definitions
- medal
Ancestry of “меда́ль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | medaille | — |
| 2 | Italian | medaglia | medal; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 4 | Latin | medialia | nominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | medialis | medial; of or belonging to the middle |
| 6 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |