Media
/ˈmiː.di.ə/noun
The plural of medium; also the means of mass communication.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin *medius* meaning “middle,” and its modern communication sense grew from the idea of a channel or intermediary—something that stands between sender and receiver.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*medhyo-
“middle”
Latin
Latin
medius
“middle, in the middle”
Latin
Latin
medium
“a middle thing, a means, an intermediary”
Late Middle English
English
media
“plural of medium”
19th–20th Century
English
media
“means of communication; newspapers, radio, television, and similar channels”
Modern English
English
media
“mass communication channels and outlets”
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