English
meson
Meson comes from Ancient Greek μέσον ‘middle’, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰi ‘with, among’, and perhaps ultimately from *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-1‘to do’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰi1‘with, among’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰyos1‘middle’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*métsos1‘middle’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέσον1méson‘middle’
- Englishtodaymeson1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English meson
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-Wiktionary, English meson‘to do’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰiWiktionary, English meson‘with, among’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*médʰyosWiktionary, English meson‘middle’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*métsosWiktionary, English meson‘middle’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέσονWiktionary, English mesonméson‘middle’
- EnglishtodaymesonWiktionary, English meson
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, feature, fashion, defence, custom, ethnic, sufficient, theme, treasury, treasure, ethical, defendant, feast, synthetic, theology, aesthetic, doom, tick, thesis, deed, dis, atheist, ethic, auditorium, auditor, atheism, deem, spade, thematic, ethos, forfeit, feral, fanatic, 124 more
through Proto-Indo-European *médʰi ‘with, among’
through Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos ‘middle’
mean, media, mid, medium, medal, midst, demi, maidan, mezzanine, moiety, medulla, moyen, medio, intermezzo, 32 more
Today it means
noun The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “meson”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / meson