Latin
mediocris
‘in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin mediocris.
2 English words in this record descend from Latin mediocris, most familiar first.
- mediocre ← medioker
- mediocrity ← médiocrité ← mediocritās
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Etymograph / Latin mediocris