English
meso
Meso comes from Ancient Greek μέσος ‘middle’, and goes back to 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-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*métsos‘middle’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέσοςmésos‘middle’
- Englishtodaymeso
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-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*métsos‘middle’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέσοςmésos‘middle’
- Englishtodaymeso
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, feature, defence, custom, ethnic, sufficient, theme, treasury, treasure, ethical, defendant, feast, synthetic, theology, doom, aesthetic, tick, deed, thesis, dis, atheist, ethic, auditorium, auditor, atheism, deem, spade, thematic, ethos, forfeit, feral, fanatic, 126 more
through Proto-Indo-European *médʰi ‘with, among’
through Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ‘middle’
mean, media, mid, medium, medal, midst, demi, maidan, mezzanine, moiety, medulla, moyen, medio, intermezzo, 32 more
Today it means
adj In between the "macro" and "micro" levels of sociological structures.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *médʰi / meso