Medieval etymology

English

English word medieval comes from Latin aetatis, Latin medium, and later French médiéval (Medieval (of or relating to the Middle Ages).)

Etymology of medieval

Detailed word origin of medieval

Dictionary entry Language Definition
aetatis Latin (lat)
medium Latin (lat) Community, public, publicity. Middle, center, medium, midst.
médiéval French (fr) Medieval (of or relating to the Middle Ages).
medieval English (en) A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).. Someone living in the Middle Ages. Archaic.. Brutal.. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

Words with the same origin as medieval

Descendants of medium

media