Where does “meadhanachd” come from?
meadhanachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic meadhan, from Old Irish medón, from Latin mediānus, 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.
meadhanachd (Scottish Gaelic): mediocrity
Definitions
- mediocrity
Ancestry of “meadhanachd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | meadhan | middle, center, midst; waist; mean, average |
| 2 | Old Irish | medón | middle |
| 3 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 4 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |