Etymology of the Latin word medianus
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-Derivations in other languages
Anglo-Norman
moien, French
moien, French
médian, French
médiane, Italian
mezzano, Italian
mediano, Portuguese
mediano, Portuguese
meão, Spanish
medianoUsage
Word found in Late Latin