μέσος
Ancient Greek
adj-1&2
Definitions
- middle of, between, amidst
- half
- of middle quality: moderate, intermediate
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *métsos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (middle, between, in the middle, in-between).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*médʰyos
Gloss
middle, between, in the middle, in-between
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Media English
- mediation English
- medius English
- meso- English
- mesocarp English
- mesole English
- mesostich English
- Mediolatinitas Latin
- Mediolatinus Latin
- Messapii Latin
- dimidius Latin
- la, medietātem Latin
- medianus Latin
- mediator Latin
- mediatus Latin
- medietas Latin
- medietatem, medietas Latin
- medietārius Latin
- medietās Latin
- medietās, medietas, medietātem Latin
- medietātem Latin
- mediterraneus Latin
- medius Latin
- mediāre Latin
- mediārius Latin
- mesonephros Latin
- spera Latin
- sphaera Latin
- sphaeroglossa Latin
- sphēra Latin
- stratum Latin
- Mesosphäre German
- mesonefro Italian
- mezzo Italian
- мезо́н Russian
- medio Spanish, Castilian
- Μεσσάπιος Ancient Greek
- θερμός Ancient Greek
- σφαῖρα Ancient Greek
- τρόπος Ancient Greek
- ἀτμός Ancient Greek
- ἔξω Ancient Greek
- ἡμισφαίριον Ancient Greek
- *-teh₂ts Proto-Indo-European
- *me-t/dhi Proto-Indo-European
- *medʰyo- Proto-Indo-European
- *médʰyos Proto-Indo-European
- média Portuguese
- médio Portuguese
- *midjagardaz Proto-Germanic
- *midjaz Proto-Germanic
- मध्य Sanskrit
- मध्यस्थ Sanskrit
- मध्याह्न Sanskrit
- माध्यम Sanskrit
- méisi- Irish
- *meďu Proto-Slavic
- sféra Czech
- sfera Serbo-Croatian
- meso- Catalan, Valencian
- mig Catalan, Valencian
- मध्य Hindi
- medio Galician
- mión Galician
- miúl Galician
- molo Galician
- միջ- Armenian
- mediu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- miez Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mijloc Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- بیشه Persian
- μέσος Greek (modern)
- mežains Latvian
- mežainums Latvian
- mežmala Latvian
- mežs Latvian
- pamežs Latvian
- Միջագետք Old Armenian
- մէջ Old Armenian
- միջակէտ Old Armenian
- միջատ Old Armenian
- միջին Old Armenian
- మధ్య Telugu
- мезон Kazakh
- meio Old Portuguese
- მიჯნა Georgian
- სფერო Georgian
- *medyos Proto-Celtic
- majjha Pali
- *mádʰyas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- njedz Aromanian
- njedzu Aromanian
- nolgic Aromanian
- nolgiuc Aromanian
- mièg Occitan
- *meðios Proto-Italic
- mez Romansh
- mediu Asturian
- मध्य Marathi
- mieç Friulian
- *mádʰyas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- میدان Urdu
- mdyʾn' Middle Persian
- mezo Venetian
- 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 Maharastri Prakrit
- 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀡𑁆𑀳 Maharastri Prakrit
- *jūmatjā Proto-Albanian
- மதியம் Tamil
- *medjas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- mêzo Ligurian
- mesu Dalmatian
- madya Javanese
- ܐܣܦܝܪܐ Classical Syriac
- ಮಧ್ಯ Kannada
- mi Bourguignon
- मदी Konkani
- 𑘦𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘹𑘽 Old Marathi
- mintš Romani
- 𑀫𑀛 Ashokan Prakrit
- mesu Sardinian
- *métsos Proto-Hellenic
- मा Nepali