Etymology of the English word median
the English word
medianderived from the French word
médianederived from the Late Latin word
medianus (in the middle; in-the-middle; middle)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of median in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
