English
meson
Meson comes from Ancient Greek μέσον ‘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 BCEμέσονméson‘middle’
- Englishtodaymeson
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 BCEμέσονméson‘middle’
- Englishtodaymeson
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, feature, fashion, defence, custom, ethnic, sufficient, theme, treasury, treasure, ethical, defendant, feast, synthetic, theology, aesthetic, doom, tick, thesis, deed, 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
noun The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *médʰi / meson