Mediterranean meaning: definition, etymology

Mediterranean

adj

UK /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən/ · US /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin mediterrāneus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mediterranean From Latin mediterrāneus (“inland”) [from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix)] + -an.

Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.

Derived terms: 69 terms
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Related terms: medium, middle, Middle-earth, Middle Earth, terra, Terran, terrestrial

Mediterranean

noun

Etymology

Synonym of Mediterranid.

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of Mediterranean food, a style of food originating from the (often European or Near Eastern, as opposed to African) lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.