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1. Etymology of the English word media

the English word media
derived from the Late Latin word media
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-

Derivations in English

intermedia, mediagenic, multimedia, hypermedia

Derivations in other languages

Italian mediale

Cognates

Dutch media, Dutch medie, French média, German Media, German Medien, Norwegian media-, Swedish media, Swedish media-

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word media

derived from the English word media
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-

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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