myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of medaglia

Etymology of the Italian word medaglia

the Italian word medaglia

derived from the Latin root *medalia

derived from the Latin word medialia

derived from the Late Latin word medialis

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-

French médaille, Portuguese medalha, Romanian medalie, Spanish medalla

Dutch medaille, English medal, French médaille, German Medaille, Lithuanian medalis, Norwegian medalje, Polish medal, Russian мeдaль, Spanish medalla, Swedish medalj