myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of medalla

Etymology of the Spanish word medalla

the Spanish word medalla

derived from 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-

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