Where does “посредственно” come from?
посредственно (Russian) comes from Russian посре́дственный, from Russian -е́нный, from Old Church Slavonic -еньнъ.
посредственно (Russian): indirectly
Definitions
- indirectly
Ancestry of “посредственно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | посре́дственный | mediocre |
| 2 | Russian | -е́нный | used to form past passive participles from verbs in |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -еньнъ | — |