English
mediator
Mediator comes from Middle English mediatour.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mediatour
- Englishtodaymediator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mediatour
- Englishtodaymediator
Equivalent to mediate + -or
Proto-Indo-European *me ‘near, by, with’
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Latin medius ‘middle, mid, central, between, midway…’
Late Latin mediō ‘to divide in the middle’
Late Latin mediātus ‘having been in the middle’
Middle English mediat(e) ‘intermediate’
English mediate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ‘between’
mid, midst, maidan, meso, 31 more
through Proto-Italic *meðios ‘middle’
through Latin medius ‘middle’
mean, medium, medal, demi, milieu, mezzanine, moiety, moyen, medulla, intermezzo, medio, 22 more
Today it means
noun One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English mediatour / mediator