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Where does “media” come from?

media (Spanish) comes from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

media (Spanish): stocking; sock; pantyhose , tights

Definitions

  1. stocking; sock; pantyhose , tights

Ancestry of “media”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMēdia—
2Ancient GreekΜηδία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “media”

  • mediero
  • chupamedias
  • medianoche
  • mediateca
  • medyas
  • mę́dianą
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