Etymology of the English word medallion
the English word
medallionderived from the French word
médaillonderived from the Italian word
medaglionederived 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-derived from the French word
medallionderived from the Italian word
medaglionederived 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 medallion in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
