Where does “medium” come from?

medium (Swedish) comes from Latin medium, from Proto-Italic meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

medium (Swedish): a medium, a middle part in communication, a...

Definitions

  1. a medium, a middle part in communication, a...

Ancestry of “medium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmediuminflection of medius: ## masculine accusative...
2Proto-Italicmeðjosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “medium”

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