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==Etymology==
− It is from Middle French médian or directly from Latin [[m|la|mediānus|t=of the middle]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from medius, middle (see [[mid]], [[middle]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from PIE [[ine-pro|*médʰyos|alt=*medhyo-|t=middle]].^(Etymonline) An earlier medical use is in Middle English mediana, a vein of the arm (1392), from Medieval Latin mediāna (vēna).^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is [[bor|frm|médian]] or directly from Latin [[m|la|mediānus|t=of the middle]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[m|la|medius]], middle (see [[mid]], [[middle]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from PIE [[ine-pro|*médʰyos|alt=*medhyo-|t=middle]].^(Etymonline) An earlier medical use is in [[enm|mediana]], a vein of the arm (1392), from [[la-med|mediāna]] (vēna).^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==