myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of medium

Etymology of the Latin word medium

the New Latin word medium (middle, center; medium)

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-

English medium, French médium, Romanian mediu, Spanish médium

Word found in New Latin