English
medaillon
Medaillon comes from French médaillon ‘medallion’, from Latin mediālis ‘of or belonging to the middle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰi ‘with, among’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰi‘with, among’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰyos‘middle’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*meðios‘middle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmedius‘that is in the middle or midst’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmediālis‘of or belonging to the middle’
- Early Medieval Latinmodernmedālia
- Italianc. 1300–presentmedaglia‘medal’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmédaille‘medal’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmédaillon‘medallion’
- Englishtodaymedaillon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰi‘with, among’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰyos‘middle’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*meðios‘middle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmedius‘that is in the middle or midst’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmediālis‘of or belonging to the middle’
- Early Medieval Latinmodernmedālia
- Italianc. 1300–presentmedaglia‘medal’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmédaille‘medal’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmédaillon‘medallion’
- Englishtodaymedaillon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, defense, fan, benefit, feature, fair, fashion, defence, custom, theme, ethnic, sufficient, treasury, treasure, ethical, thesis, aesthetic, feast, synthetic, defendant, doom, tick, theology, dis, atheist, ethic, deed, auditorium, auditor, atheism, deem, spade, thematic, ethos, forfeit, feral, fanatic, 124 more
through Proto-Indo-European *médʰi ‘with, among’
through Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ‘middle’
media, mid, midst, maidan, meso, 25 more
through Latin medius ‘that is in the middle or midst’
mean, medium, median, demi, mediation, mediator, mediate, milieu, mezzanine, moiety, moyen, medulla, medio, intermezzo, 16 more
through Latin mediālis ‘of or belonging to the middle’
through Italian medaglia ‘medal’
through French médaillon ‘medallion’
Today it means
noun Synonym of medallion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *médʰi / medaillon