Etymology of the English word mediocre
the English word
mediocrederived from the French word
mediocrederived from the Latin word
mediocris (commonplace; undistinguished; of humble station; medium, average, intermediate)
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
ocrisderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-Date
The earliest known usage of mediocre in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
