Etymology of the French word médaille
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 médaille in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
médaillé,
médailler,
médailleur,
médailliste,
médaillierDerivations in other languages
English
medalCognates
Dutch
medaille, English
medal, German
Medaille, Italian
medaglia, Lithuanian
medalis, Norwegian
medalje, Polish
medal, Russian
мeдaль, Spanish
medalla, Swedish
medaljUsage
Word found in Old French
