immediate

The story

1. Latin · derived fromin
2. Late Latin · derived fromimmediātus“without in-between, moderation”
3. Old French · derived fromimmediat
4. English todayimmediate

From Old French immediat (French immédiat), borrowed from Late Latin immediātus (“without in-between, moderation”), from Latin in + mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to halve, to be in the middle”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, im- + mediate.

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