medium etymology

Latin word medium comes from Proto-Indo-European *me (In the middle of, near, by, around, with.), Proto-Indo-European *medʰ-y-h₁ow

Detailed word origin of medium

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*me Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) In the middle of, near, by, around, with.
*medʰ-y-h₁ow Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*meth₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*médʰyos Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Middle.
*meðios Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Middle.
mẽdis Latin (lat)