Etymology

medial

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a mean or average. Full definition →

Latin mediālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Proto-Italic *meðios
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Italic*meðios
  6. Latinmedius
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latinmediālis
  10. English todaymedial

Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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