M Directory | OEDoS

me (Pronoun) "me" From Latin me 'id.' From Proto-Italic mē, me (unstressed) 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European h₁me 'id.' Indo-European Romance Portuguese me, Galician me, French me, Italian mi, Aromanian mi, Romanian mă de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
media f. (Noun) "average;" "half of an hour" 17th cent. From Latin media "middle." From Proto-Italic *meþiā 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *med^hi̯-eh₂- 'id.' From an archaic stem *me- "middle." See also medio. Indo-European Italic Oscan mefiaí "on the middle," South Picene mefiín 'id.' Celtic Gaulish medio- "mid-," Old Irish mid- 'id.' Germanic Gothic midjis "middle," Old Norse miðr 'id.,' Old High German mitti 'id.' Old Saxon middi, Old English midde 'id.' (English mid-) Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic meždaxъ "alleys," Russian mežá "boundary," Czech meze 'id.,' Polish miedza "border," Slovene méja "grove," Old Prussian median "wood," Lithuanian mẽdžias "forest," Latvian mežs "wood" Hellenic Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) "middle" Armenian Armenian mēǰ "middle" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit mádhya- "middle," Old Avestan maidiia- 'id.' Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
mediar (Verb) "to mediate;" "to be in the middle" From Latin mediare "to halve," "to divide." A verb formed from medius "middle" (see medio). Indo-European Romance Portuguese mear, French moyer, Italian mediare, Romanian media Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
medicina f. (Noun) "medicine" 13th cent. Old Spanish melezina. From Latin medicina 'id.,' derived from medicus "healing" (see médico). Indo-European Romance Portuguese medicina, Galician medicina, French médecine, Italian medicina, Romanian medicină Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
médico (Noun, Adjective) "doctor;" "medical" Late 15th cent. From Latin medicus 'id.,' from mederi "to heal." From Proto-Italic *med-ē- "to heal," but originally "to measure healing." From Proto-Indo-European *med- "to measure." In Spain, the title médica is considered disrespectful toward women and doctora is used in its stead. Indo-European Romance Asturian médicu, Portuguese médico, Catalan metge, Italian medico, Aromanian medicu, Romanian medic, Sardinian medicu Celtic Old Irish midithir "to measure," Middle Welsh meðu "to think," meddu "rule," Middle Cornish medhes "to say" Germanic Gothic mitan "to measure," Old Norse meta "to evaluate," Old High German mezzan "to measure," Old English metan 'id.' (English to measure) Hellenic Ancient Greek μέδομαι (médomai) "to care for" Armenian Armenian mit-kʿ "mind" Indo-Iranian Young Avestan vī-māδaiiaṇta "they must measure" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
medio m. (Noun, Adjective) "half;" "average;" "environment;" "middle" 12th cent. restoration from Latin medius "middle." The native word in Old Spanish was meyo but was replaced during the Middle Ages. From Proto-Italic *meþio 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *med^hi̯-o- 'id.' From an archaic stem *me- "middle." See also media. Indo-European Romance Asturian mediu, Portuguese médio, Catalan mig, French mi-, Italian medio, Eastern Vulgar Latin:njedz, Romanian mediu, Sardinian mesu Celtic Gaulish medio- "mid-," Old Irish mid- 'id.' Germanic Gothic midjis "middle," Old Norse miðr 'id.,' Old High German mitti 'id.' Old Saxon middi, Old English midde 'id.' (English mid-) Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic meždaxъ "alleys," Russian mežá "boundary," Czech meze 'id.,' Polish miedza "border," Slovene méja "grove," Old Prussian median "wood," Lithuanian mẽdžias "forest," Latvian mežs "wood" Hellenic Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) "middle" Armenian Armenian mēǰ "middle" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit mádhya- "middle," Old Avestan maidiia- 'id.' Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman. Online. Ed. by É. Buchi & W. Schweickard. 2018. http://www.atilf.fr/DERom. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
medir (Verb) "to measure" 12th cent. From Latin metiri 'id.' From Proto-Italic *mēti- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-ti̯- 'id.' From the root *meh₁- 'id.' Indo-European Romance Portuguese medir, Sardinian medire Celtic Old Irish midithir "to measure," Middle Welsh meðu "to think," meddu "rule," Middle Cornish medhes "to say" Germanic Gothic mitan "to measure," Old Norse meta "to evaluate," Old High German mezzan "to measure," Old English metan 'id.' (English to measure) Hellenic Ancient Greek μέδομαι (médomai) "to care for" Armenian Armenian mit-kʿ "mind" Indo-Iranian Young Avestan vī-māδaiiaṇta "they must measure" "In historical times the root *med- designated a great variety of different things: “govern,” “think,” “care for,” “measure.” ... It can be defined as “measure”—not “measurement,” but “moderation” (Lat. modus, modestus)." ~ E. Benveniste, Indo-European Language and Society (1973) Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
medusa f. (Noun) "medusa," "jellyfish" C. 1899. From Latin Medusa, a Gorgon capable of turning men to stone if they looked upon her (see Medusa). The modern meaning of medusa is a metaphor for the tentacles of a jellyfish resembling the snakes she wears upon her head. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
Medusa f. (Noun) "Medusa" From Latin Medusa, a Gorgon capable of turning men to stone if they looked upon her. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa) "Medusa," but lit. "ruling." From μέδειν (médein) "to govern." From Proto-Indo-European *med- "to measure," from an earlier root *meh₁- of the same meaning (see medir). Indo-European Celtic Old Irish midithir "to measure," Middle Welsh meðu "to think," meddu "rule," Middle Cornish medhes "to say" Germanic Gothic mitan "to measure," Old Norse meta "to evaluate," Old High German mezzan "to measure," Old English metan 'id.' (English to measure) Hellenic Ancient Greek μέδομαι (médomai) "to care for" Armenian Armenian mit-kʿ "mind" Indo-Iranian Young Avestan vī-māδaiiaṇta "they must measure" Beekes, R. S. P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
mejor (Adveb) "better" 12th cent. From Latin melior 'id.' From Proto-Italic *meliōs. Of unclear etymology. Indo-European Romance Asturian meyor, Portuguese melhor, Galician mellor, Catalan millor, French meilleur, Italian migliore, Sardinian megnus Balto-Slavic Latvian milns "very" Hellenic Ancient Greek μάλα (mála) "very," μᾶλλον (mâllon) "more," "rather" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.