Where does “MediaWiki” come from?
MediaWiki (Spanish) comes from English MediaWiki, from English media, from Latin media, 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.
Ancestry of “MediaWiki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | MediaWiki | — |
| 2 | English | media | The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or... |
| 3 | Latin | media | nominative feminine singular of medius;... |
| 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 |