Etymology of the English word Mediterranean
the English word
Mediterraneanderived from the Latin word
mediterraneus (inland, remote from the coast)
derived from the Latin word
medius (middle; mediator; one who stands in the middle, one who comes between; middle, middle of, mid)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*medhyo-derived from the Latin word
terra (earth, land, ground)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ters-Date
The earliest known usage of Mediterranean in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
