Where does “медіум” come from?
медіум (Ukrainian) comes from French médium, 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.
медіум (Ukrainian): medium
Definitions
- medium
Ancestry of “медіум”, step by step
медіум traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French médium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | médium | middle register; medium |
| 2 | Latin | medium | inflection of medius: ## masculine accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meðjos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via English Medium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Medium | The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent |
via German medium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | medium | media, medium (format for communicating or presenting information) |