Etymology of the English word medal
the English word
medalderived from the Old French word
médaillederived from the Italian word
medagliaderived from the Latin root
*medaliaderived from the Latin word
medialiaderived from the Late Latin word
medialisderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of medal in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
medalet,
medallic,
bemedaled,
medaled,
medalingCognates
Dutch
medaille, French
médaille, German
Medaille, Italian
medaglia, Lithuanian
medalis, Norwegian
medalje, Polish
medal, Russian
мeдaль, Spanish
medalla, Swedish
medaljUsage
Word found in Modern English
