Mediatrix
/ˌmiːdiˈætrɪks/noun
A female mediator or intercessor, especially in religious contexts.
Did you know?In Christian Latin, *mediatrix* became a formal title for the Virgin Mary as an intercessor, showing how a simple word for “one who mediates” could become spiritually charged.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*med-
“to measure, to rule, to take appropriate action”
Latin
Latin
medius
“middle, in the middle”
Classical Latin
Latin
mediātor
“a mediator, one who goes between”
Late Latin
Latin
mediātrix
“a female mediator or intercessor”
Middle English
English
mediatrix
“a woman who mediates, especially an intercessor in religion”
Modern English
English
mediatrix
“a female mediator or intercessor”
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