Where does “silvermedaljör” come from?
silvermedaljör (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.
silvermedaljör (Swedish): silver medalist
Definitions
- silver medalist
Ancestry of “silvermedaljör”, step by step
silvermedaljör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish medaljör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medaljör | medalist person who has received a medal |
| 2 | French | médailleur | medallist |
| 3 | French | médaille | medal |
| 4 | Italian | medaglia | medal; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 6 | Latin | medialia | nominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | medialis | medial; of or belonging to the middle |
| 8 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 9 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 10 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |