English
medio
Medio comes from Spanish medio ‘half, half-celemin, half-real, etc’, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ‘between’, and ultimately from *me ‘near, by, with’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*me‘near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰyos‘between’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*meðjosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmedius‘half’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmedio‘half, half-celemin, half-real, etc’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*me‘near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰyos‘between’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*meðjosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmedius‘half’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmedio‘half, half-celemin, half-real, etc’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ‘between’
mid, midst, maidan, medallion, meso, 26 more
through Proto-Italic *meðjos
through Latin medius ‘half’
mean, medium, medal, demi, median, milieu, mediation, mediator, mezzanine, moiety, medial, mediate, moyen, medulla, intermezzo, 18 more
Today it means
noun A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 2.3 L.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *me / medio