Where does “bronsmedaljör” come from?

bronsmedaljör (Swedish) comes from Swedish medaljör, from French médailleur, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius — to put, to place; to locate.

bronsmedaljör (Swedish): bronze medalist

Definitions

  1. bronze medalist

Ancestry of “bronsmedaljör”, step by step

bronsmedaljör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish medaljör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmedaljörmedalist person who has received a medal
2Frenchmédailleurmedallist
3Frenchmédaillemedal
4Italianmedagliamedal; third-person singular present indicative...
5Medieval Latinmedaliahalf a denarius
6Latinmedialianominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative...
7Latinmedialismedial; of or belonging to the middle
8Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
9Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
10Old Latinstlocus
11Proto-Italicstlokos
12Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Swedish brons

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbronsbronze; a bronze sculpture; a bronze medal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus
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