Etymology

midlist

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Today it means: Unlikely to be more than modestly successful. Full definition →

English list ← Middle English lī̆st ← Medieval Latin lista
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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-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Old Englishlīste
  12. Old Frenchliste
  13. Medieval Latinlista
  14. Middle Englishlī̆st
  15. Englishlist
  16. English todaymidlist

From mid- + list.

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